Non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase inhibitors and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

The invention provides compounds for inhibiting glucosylceramidases, prodrugs of the compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds or prodrugs of the compounds.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a U.S. National Phase Patent Application ofInternational Application Number PCT/IB2021/053864, filed on May 6,2021, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No.63/021,432. filed May 7, 2020, the entire content of each of which isincorporated herein by reference.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This application relates in part to compounds that inhibitglucosylceramidases and uses thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The glucosylceramidases are a group of enzymes that catalyze thehydrolytic cleavage of the beta-glucosidic linkage of theglycosphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer, also known asglucocerebroside) to produce D-glucose and ceramide. In humans, thereare three distinct enzymes that possess glucosylceramidase activity: thelysosomal beta-glucocerebrosidase (GCase or GBA1, EC 3.2.1.45), thenon-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2, EC 3.2.1.45), and the cytosolicbeta-glucosidase (GBA3, EC 3.2.1.21). GCase is a lysosomal enzymeencoded by the gene GBA; homozygous loss of function mutations in GBAcause the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease, which ischaracterized by the pathological accumulation of glucosylceramidewithin lysosomes.¹ GBA2 is a membrane-associated protein located at thecytoplasmic side of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi membrane,and is expressed at high levels in the central nervous system(CNS).^(2,3) _ENREF ­_2 GBA3 is cytosolic enzyme predominantly expressedin the liver.^(3,4) _ENREF _3

The glucosylceramidases play an important role in regulating cellularlevels of their substrate molecule, glucosylceramide, which is thesimplest member and biosynthetic precursor of an extensive class ofcellular membrane lipids, the glycosphingolipids (GSLs).^(3,5) _ENREF _2Dysregulation of GSL metabolism and homeostasis is implicated in a broadrange of diseases, including: the neurological disorders Alzheimer’sdisease (AD),⁶ Parkinson’s disease (PD),⁷ multiple sclerosis (MS),⁸Huntington’s disease (HD),⁹ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),¹⁰ andneuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten disease);¹¹ the lysosomal storagediseases Niemann-Pick type C disease (NPC),¹² mucolipidosis type IV(MLIV),¹³ and Sandhoff disease;¹⁴ and the liver diseases non-alcoholicfatty liver disease (NAFLD)¹⁵ and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH).¹⁵ Small-molecule GBA2 inhibitors have been shown to extendlifespan and improve motor coordination in a rodent model ofNPC.^(16,17) Similarly, evidence indicates that GBA2 inhibition improveslifespan and delays motor deficits in rodent models of MLIV¹³ andSandhoff disease.¹⁴ In a murine model with synucleinopathy,small-molecule GBA2 inhibitors have been shown to reduce theaccumulation of alpha-synuclein aggregates in the brain. ¹⁴ As well,treatment with a small-molecule GBA2 inhibitor reduces neuroinflammationand neurodegeneration in a murine model of neuronal ceroidlipofuscinosis (Batten disease).¹⁸ Reduction of GBA2 activity has alsobeen demonstrated to rescue the clinical phenotype in a rodent model ofGaucher disease.¹⁹ In addition, studies have shown that GBA2 is involvedin regulating the inflammatory response,² and that reduction of GBA2activity reduces inflammation in a cell model of cystic fibrosis (CF).²⁰Increased levels of glucosylceramide have also demonstrated beneficialeffects in rodent models of liver disease, including non-alcoholicsteatohepatitis (NASH),²¹ hepatitis,²² hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC),²³autoimmune cholangitis,²⁴ and drug-induced liver injury (DILI).²⁵

The enzymatic activity of GBA2 can be pharmacologically blocked by theiminosugars(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (NB-DNJ,miglustat) and(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)pentyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(AMP-DNM, Genz-529648); however, these compounds are not selective forGBA2 as they also exhibit inhibitory activity toward other enzymes,including GCase, glucosylceramide synthase (GCS, EC 2.4.1.80), andintestinal alpha-glucosidases.²⁶

International patent applications PCT/GB2003/003099, filed 17 Jul. 2003,published under No. WO 2004/007453 on 22 Jan. 2004; PCT/GB2004/002450,filed 9 Jun. 2004, published under No. WO 2004/111001 on 23 Dec. 2004;PCT/GB2004/002451, filed 9 Jun. 2004, published under No. WO 2004/111002on 23 Dec. 2004; PCT/GB2005/000071, filed 11 Jan. 2005, published underNo. WO 2005/068426 on 28 Jul. 2005; PCT/NL2015/050188, filed 23 Mar.2015, published under No. WO 2015/147639 on 1 Oct. 2015; andPCT/IB2020/054355, filed 7 May 2020, published under WO 2020/229968 on19 November, 2020, are directed to small-molecule inhibitors of GBA2.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides, in part, compounds for inhibiting anon-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2), prodrugs of the compounds, usesof the compounds and the prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions includingthe compounds or prodrugs of the compounds, and methods of treatingdiseases and disorders modulated by levels of GBA2 activity, and/orlevels of glucosylceramide, and/or dysregulation of glycosphingolipidmetabolism or homeostasis. In some embodiments, the invention providescompositions and methods to prevent and/or treat a neurological disease,including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis,Huntington’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or alysosomal storage disease, including Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick typeC disease, mucolipidosis type IV, and Sandhoff disease, or a liverdisease, including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), byadministering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one ormore of the compounds or prodrugs of the compounds described herein.

In one aspect, the invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

-   where R¹ may be H and R² may be CH₂OH; or R¹ may be CH₂OH and R² may    be H; and

-   R³ may be (CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n may be 1 or 2, and R⁴ may be    cyclohexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl,    spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl, spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    (5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,    (adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,    (benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,    (2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,    ([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl,    1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,    1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or    2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to    the maximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅    alkoxy, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be phenylethyl, substituted from one up to the maximum number    of substituents with one or more of pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl,    4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy,    (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy,    phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,    3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, substituted on the formyl    group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl,    thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl, each optionally    substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituents with    one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be

-   

-   

-   

-   or

-   

-   where R⁵ may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,    pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,    benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl,    thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl, and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each    optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of    substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl,    OCF₃, and/or CF₃,

-   with the proviso that when R¹ is H and R² is CH₂OH, then R³ is not    cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl, 3-cyclohexylpropyl,    phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl,    3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or    4-phenylbutyl; and

-   with the proviso that when R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not    phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or    (S)-2-phenylpropyl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

-   where R³ may be (CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n may be 1 or 2, and R⁴ may be    cyclohexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl,    spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl, spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    (5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,    (adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,    (benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,    (2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,    ([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl,    1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,    1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or    2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to    the maximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅    alkoxy, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be phenylethyl, substituted from one up to the maximum number    of substituents with one or more of pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl,    4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy,    (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy,    phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,    3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, substituted on the formyl    group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl,    thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl, each optionally    substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituents with    one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be

-   

-   

-   

-   or

-   

-   where R⁵ may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,    pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,    benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl,    thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl, and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each    optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of    substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl,    OCF₃, and/or CF₃,

-   with the proviso that R³ is not cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,    3-cyclohexylpropyl, phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl,    3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl,    3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or 4-phenylbutyl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ib) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

-   where R³ may be (CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n may be 1 or 2, and R⁴ may be    cyclohexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl,    spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl, spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    (5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,    (adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,    (benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,    (2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,    ([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl,    1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,    1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or    2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to    the maximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅    alkoxy, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be phenylethyl, substituted from one up to the maximum number    of substituents with one or more of pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl,    4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy,    (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy,    phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,    3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, substituted on the formyl    group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl,    thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl, each optionally    substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituents with    one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be

-   

-   

-   

-   or

-   

-   where R⁵ may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,    pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,    benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl,    thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl, and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each    optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of    substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl,    OCF₃, and/or CF₃,

-   with the proviso that R³ is not phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl,    (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or (S)-2-phenylpropyl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ic) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁶ and R⁷ may be independently selected from the group consistingof: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, phenyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,methoxymethyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃, with theproviso that at least one of R⁶ and R⁷ is other than H. In someembodiments, R⁶ may be H, and R⁷ may be CF₃, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂,CF₂CH₃, isopropyl, or tert-butyl. In some embodiments, R⁶ may be CF₃,2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, isopropyl, or tert-butyl, and R⁷ maybe H.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Id) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁶ and R⁷ may be independently selected from the group consistingof: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, phenyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,methoxymethyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃, with theproviso that at least one of R⁶ and R⁷ is other than H.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ie) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino,cyclopropylmethoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆alkyl, cyclopropyl, propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃., with the provisothat at least one of R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ is other than H. In someembodiments, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, Cl, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl, 4-morpholino,pyrrolidin-1-yl, and piperidin-1-yl, with the proviso that at least oneof R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ is other than H.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(If) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy, and/or CF₃, with theproviso that the compound is not(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-phenylbutyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol,or(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ig) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy, and/or CF₃. In someembodiments, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, and CF₃.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ih) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹¹ may be selected from the group consisting of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl,each optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number ofsubstituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ii) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ij) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ik) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Il) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Im) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁶ and R⁷ may be independently selected from the group consistingof: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, phenyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,methoxymethyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃. In someembodiments, R⁶ may be H, and R⁷ may be CF₃, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂,CF₂CH₃, isopropyl, or tert-butyl. In some embodiments, R⁶ may be CF₃,2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, isopropyl, or tert-butyl, and R⁷ maybe H.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(In) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁶ and R⁷ may be independently selected from the group consistingof: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, phenyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,methoxymethyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Io) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino,cyclopropylmethoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆alkyl, cyclopropyl, propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃., with the provisothat the compound is not(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-phenethylpiperidine-3,4,5-triol,(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((R)-2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol,or(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((S)-2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol.In some embodiments, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected fromthe group consisting of: H, F, Cl, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,4-morpholino, pyrrolidin-1-yl, and piperidin-1-yl, with the proviso thatat least one of R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ is other than H.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ip) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy, and/or CF₃, with theproviso that at least one of R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ is other than H.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Iq) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl,2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy, and/or CF₃. In someembodiments, R⁸, R⁹ and R¹⁰ may be independently selected from the groupconsisting of: H, F, and CF₃.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Ir) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹¹ may be selected from the group consisting of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl,each optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number ofsubstituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Is) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(It) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Iu) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides a compound of Formula(Iv) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

where R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, or phenylcarbonyl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.In some embodiments, R¹² may be selected from the group consisting of:2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl, 2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl,3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl, 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl,4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl.

In alternative embodiments, the compound may be a prodrug; the compoundmay inhibit a non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2); the compound mayinhibit a GBA2 (e.g., a mammalian GBA2); the compound may inhibit awild-type GBA2; or the compound may inhibit a mutant GBA2.

In alternative embodiments, a compound according to Formula (I), Formula(Ia), Formula (Ib), Formula (Ic), Formula (Id), Formula (Ie), Formula(If), Formula (Ig), Formula (Ih), Formula (Ii), Formula (Ij), Formula(Ik), Formula (Il), Formula (Im), Formula (In), Formula (Io), Formula(Ip), Formula (Iq), Formula (Ir), Formula (Is), Formula (It), Formula(Iu), or Formula (Iv) may exhibit enhanced selectivity and/orpermeability.

In alternative embodiments, a compound according to Formula (Ic),Formula (Ie), Formula (Ig), Formula (Im), Formula (Io), or Formula (Iq)may exhibit enhanced selectivity and/or permeability.

In alternative embodiments, a compound according to Formula (Ic),Formula (Ie), Formula (Ig), Formula (Im), Formula (Io), or Formula (Iq)may exhibit enhanced selectivity.

In alternative embodiments, a compound according to Formula (Ic),Formula (Ie), Formula (Ig), Formula (Im), Formula (Io), or Formula (Iq)may achieve higher brain concentrations when administered in vivo.

In alternative aspects, the invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition including a compound according to the invention, or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

In alternative aspects, the invention provides methods of inhibiting aGBA2 in a subject in need thereof, or of treating a neurologicaldisease, or a lysosomal storage disease, or a liver disease, in asubject in need thereof, by administering to the subject an effectiveamount of a compound of Formula (I), including any one or more ofFormula (Ia) - (Iv), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, asdescribed herein. The neurological disease may be, without limitation,Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis,Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), amyotrophiclateral sclerosis with cognitive impairment (ALSci), addiction, anxiety,argyrophilic grain dementia, ataxiatelangiectasia (A-T), attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD),Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), bipolar disorder (BD), Bluit disease,cerebellar ataxia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), chronic fatiguesyndrome, corticobasal degeneration (CBD), dementia pugilistica,dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Dejerine-Sottas disease, diffuseneurofibrillary tangles with calcification, Down’s syndrome, Duchennemuscular dystrophy (DMD), epilepsy, essential tremor (ET), familialBritish dementia, familial Danish dementia, fibromyalgia, frontotemporaldementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17),Friedreich’s ataxia, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, glaucoma,Guadeloupean parkinsonism, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Hallevorden-Spatzdisease (neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1),insomnia, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), major depressivedisorder (MDD), migraine, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), multi-infarctdementia, multiple system atrophy (MSA), myasthenia gravis, myotonicdystrophy (including types DM1 and DM2), neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis(including types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10), neuropathy(including peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, neuritis, anddiabetic neuropathy), oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, pain,pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration, parkinsonismdementia complex of Guam,Pick’s disease (PiD), post-encephalitic parkinsonism (PEP), primarylateral sclerosis (PLS), prion diseases (including Creutzfeldt-JakobDisease (CJD), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), fatal familialinsomnia, and kuru), progressive supercortical gliosis, progressivesupranuclear palsy (PSP), Richardson’s syndrome, schizophrenia,seizures, spinal cord injury, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA),spinocerebellar ataxia (including types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29),stroke, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, tangle-only dementia,tardive dyskinesia, Tourette syndrome (TS), vascular dementia, orWilson’s disease.

The lysosomal storage disease may be, without limitation, Gaucherdisease (including types I, II, and III), Niemann-Pick disease(including types A, B, and C), mucolipidosis (including types I, II,III, IV, VI, and VII), cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis, Fabry disease,Farber disease, GM1 gangliosidosis, Krabbe disease, metachromaticleukodystrophy (MLD), multiple sulfatase deficiency, Pompe disease,Sandhoff disease, or Tay-Sach’s disease.

The liver disease may be, without limitation, non-alcoholic fatty liverdisease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Alagillesyndrome, alcohol-related liver disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency,autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune cholangitis, benign liver tumors,biliary atresia, cirrhosis, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, drug-induced liverinjury (DILI), galactosemia, Gilbert syndrome, hemochromatosis, hepaticencephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholestasisof pregnancy (ICP), lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D), livercysts, liver cancer, newborn jaundice, primary biliary cholangitis(PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), Reye syndrome, type Iglycogen storage disease, or viral hepatitis (including types A, B, C,D, and E).

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods of treating aneurological disease in a subject in need thereof by administering tothe subject an effective amount of a compound of any one or more ofFormula (Ic), Formula (Ie), Formula (Ig), Formula (Im), Formula (Io), orFormula (Iq) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as describedherein.

In alternative embodiments, the administering may reduce the enzymaticactivity level of GBA2 in a subject. In alternative embodiments, theadministering may modulate the levels of glucosylceramide and/orglycosphingolipids in a subject. In alternative embodiments, theadministering may elevate the levels of glucosylceramide in a subject.In alternative embodiments, the administering may elevate the levels ofthe ganglioside GM1 in a subject. In alternative embodiments, theadministering may modulate the levels of ceramide and/or sphingosineand/or sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in a subject. The subject may be ahuman.

In alternative aspects, the invention provides use of a compound of aneffective amount of a compound of Formula (I), including any one or moreof Formula (Ia) - (Iv), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,as described herein, in the preparation of a medicament. The medicamentmay be for inhibiting a GBA2, for treating a condition modulated by aGBA2, or for treating a neurological disease or a lysosomal storagedisease or a liver disease.

This summary of the invention does not necessarily describe all featuresof the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention provides, in part, compounds for inhibiting anon-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2) and uses thereof.

By a “non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase” or “GBA2” is meant anon-lysosomal membrane-associated enzyme located at the cytoplasmic sideof the ER and Golgi membrane with glucosylceramidase activity (EC3.2.1.45) that catalyzes the hydrolytic cleavage of the beta-glucosidiclinkage of the glycolipid glucosylceramide. Alternative names for a GBA2include: NLGase, glucosylceramidase beta 2, beta-glucocerebrosidase 2,beta-glucosidase 2, glucosylceramidase 2, bile acid beta-glucosidase,“glucosidase, beta (bile acid) 2”, KIAA1605, DKFZp762K054, SPG46, andAD035. In some embodiments, the GBA2 may be a mammalian GBA2, such as arat, mouse, or human GBA2. The GBA2 may be a wild-type GBA2 or a mutantGBA2. In some embodiments, the GBA2 may be a wild-type mammalian GBA2,such as a rat, mouse, or human wild-type GBA2. In some embodiments, theGBA2 may be a mutant mammalian GBA2, such as a rat, mouse, or humanmutant GBA2. In some embodiments, the GBA2 may have a sequence as setforth in any one of the following Accession numbers: Q9HCG7, Q69ZF3,D3DRP2, Q5TCV6, Q96A51, Q96LY1, Q96SJ2, Q9H2L8, Q5M868, or 016581. Inalternative embodiments, the GBA2 may have an alternative splice isoformsequence as set forth in any one of the following Accession numbers:Q9HCG7-1, Q9HCG7-2, Q9HCG7-3. In alternative embodiments, the GBA2 maybe encoded by a sequence as set forth in any one of the followingAccession numbers: NP_065995.1, NP_001317589.1, NP_766280.2,NP_001013109.2, NM_020944, NM_172692, NM_001330660, XM_011517973,XP_005251583.1, XP_006716872.1, XP_011516275.1, XP_016870426.1,XP_016870427.1, XP_016870428.1, XP_016870429.1, XP_016870430.1,XP_016870431.1, XP_016870432.1, XP_016870433.1, XP_016870434.1, orXP_016870435.1. In alternative embodiments, the human GBA2 may have thesequence set forth below:

10 MGTQDPGNMG 20 TGVPASEQIS 30 CAKEDPQVYC 40 PEETGGTKDV 50 QVTDCKSPED 60SRPPKETDCC 70 NPEDSGQLMV 80 SYEGKAMGYQ 90 VPPFGWRICL 100 AHEFTEKRKP 110FQANNVSLSN 120 MIKHIGMGLR 130 YLQWWYRKTH 140 VEKKTPFIDM 150 INSVPLRQIY160 GCPLGGIGGG 170 TITRGWRGQF 180 CRWQLNPGMY 190 QHRTVIADQF 200TVCLRREGQT 210 VYQQVLSLER 220 PSVLRSWNWG 230 LCGYFAFYHA 240 LYPRAWTVYQ250 LPGQNVTLTC 260 RQITPILPHD 270 YQDSSLPVGV 280 FVWDVENEGD 290EALDVSIMFS 300 MRNGLGGGDD 310 APGGLWNEPF 320 CLERSGETVR 330 GLLLHHPTLP340 NPYTMAVAAR 350 VTAATTVTHI 360 TAFDPDSTGQ 370 QVWQDLLQDG 380QLDSPTGQST 390 PTQKGVGIAG 400 AVCVSSKLRP 410 RGQCRLEFSL 420 AWDMPRIMFG430 AKGQVHYRRY 440 TRFFGQDGDA 450 APALSHYALC 460 RYAEWEERIS 470AWQSPVLDDR 480 SLPAWYKSAL 490 FNELYFLADG 500 GTVWLEVLED 510 SLPEELGRNM520 CHLRPTLRDY 530 GRFGYLEGQE 540 YRMYNTYDVH 550 560 570 580 590 600FYASFALIML WPKLELSLQY DMALATLRED LTRRRYLMSG VMAPVKRRNV IPHDIGDPDD 610EPWLRVNAYL 620 IHDTADWKDL 630 NLKFVLQVYR 640 DYYLTGDQNF 650 LKDMWPVCLA660 VMESEMKFDK 670 DHDGLIENGG 680 YADQTYDGWV 690 TTGPSAYCGG 700LWLAAVAVMV 710 QMAALCGAQD 720 IQDKFSSILS 730 RGQEAYERLL 740 WNGRYYNYDS750 SSRPQSRSVM 760 SDQCAGQWFL 770 KACGLGEGDT 780 EVFPTQHVVR 790ALQTIFELNV 800 QAFAGGAMGA 810 VNGMQPHGVP 820 DKSSVQSDEV 830 WVGVVYGLAA840 TMIQEGLTWE 850 GFQTAEGCYR 860 TVWERLGLAF 870 QTPEAYCQQR 880VFRSLAYMRP 890 LSIWAMQLAL 900 QQQQHKKASW 910 PKVKQGTGLR 920 TGPMFGPKEAMANLSPE (SEQ ID NO: 1)

In alternative embodiments, the human GBA2 may have the nucleic acidsequence of a nucleic acid molecule encoding the sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO: 1.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds according to theinvention may inhibit the activity of a GBA2, for example, the abilityto inhibit the cleavage of glucose from glucosylceramide or the abilityto inhibit the cleavage of glucose from a suitable substrate moleculesuch as, for example, 4-methylumbelliferone-β-D glucopyranoside. By“inhibit,” “inhibition” or “inhibiting” means a decrease in the activityof a GBA2 by any value between about 10% and about 90%, or of any valuebetween about 30% and about 60%, or over about 100%, or a decrease byabout 1-fold, 2-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold or more, in comparison to areference sample or compound, or in comparison to a wild-type GBA2. Itis to be understood that the inhibiting does not require fullinhibition. In some embodiments, the inhibition may be transient, forexample, for a period of 5 min - 60 min, 1 h - 5 h, 1 h - 12 h, 1 h - 24h, 24 h - 48 h, 1 day - 2 days, 1 day - 5 days, 1 day - 7 days, 1 day -14 days, 1 day - 28 days, or any specific time within any of theseranges, such as 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 25 min, 30 min, 60 min,1.5 h, 2 h, 2.5 h, 3 h, 4 h, 5 h, 6 h, 7 h, 8 h, 9 h, 10 h, 11 h, 12 h,13 h, 14 h, 15 h, 16 h, 17 h, 18 h, 19 h, 20 h, 21 h, 22 h, 23 h, 24 h,1.5 days, 2 days, 2.5 days, 3 days, 3.5 days, 4 days, 4.5 days, 5 days,6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 13 days, or14 days. In some embodiments, the inhibition may be localized. Forexample, one or more of the compounds according to the invention mayinhibit a GBA2 within a specific cellular compartment, such as theendoplasmic reticulum (ER) or Golgi apparatus (Golgi); or one or more ofthe compounds according to the invention may inhibit a GBA2 within aspecific tissue type, such as brain or liver.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds according to theinvention may specifically bind a GBA2. In alternative embodiments, oneor more of the compounds according to the invention may specificallybind the active site of a GBA2. In some embodiments, one or more of thecompounds according to the invention that specifically bind the activesite of a GBA2 may also inhibit the activity of a GBA2. In alternativeembodiments, one or more of the compounds according to the invention mayspecifically bind the human non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2) overthe human lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GCase) and/or the humancytosolic glucosylceramidase (GBA3). In alternative embodiments, one ormore of the compounds according to the invention may specifically bindthe human non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2) over the humanglucosylceramide synthase (GCS). In alternative embodiments, one or moreof the compounds according to the invention may specifically bind thehuman non-lysosomal glucosylceramidase (GBA2) over an intestinalalpha-glucosidase, where the intestinal alpha-glucosidase may be asucrase-isomaltase or a maltase-glucoamylase. By “specifically binds” ismeant a compound that binds a GBA2 but does not substantially bind othermolecules in a sample, such as a lactase, a sucrase, a maltase, anisomaltase, a sucrase-isomaltase, a glucoamylase, amaltase-glucoamylase, a glucosylceramide synthase, an alpha-glucosidaseII, an ER alpha-glucosidase, an intestinal alpha-glucosidase, a glycogenphosphorylase, an acid alpha-glucosidase, a beta-hexosaminidase, anO-GlcNAcase, a GCase, or a GBA3. By “not substantially bind” is meant abinding specificity in the range of about 5-fold to about 100,000-fold,or about 10-fold to about 100,000-fold, or in the range of about100-fold to about 100,000-fold, or in the range of about 1000-fold toabout 100,000-fold, or at least about 5-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 50-fold,100-fold, 200-fold, 500-fold, 1000-fold, 1500-fold, 2000-fold,2500-fold, 3000-fold, 3500-fold, 4000-fold, 4500-fold, 5000-fold,6000-fold, 7000-fold, 10,000-fold, 25,000-fold, 50,000-fold,75,000-fold, or any value within or about the described range, where“binding specificity” means the ratio of the respective bindingconstants, that is, Ki_((othermolecule))/Ki_((GBA2)), or the ratio ofthe respective IC₅₀ values, that isIC_(50(othermolecule))/IC_(50(GBA2)). Examples of compounds that exhibitenhanced binding specificity include, without limitation, the compoundsof Examples 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28,29, 31, 32, 311, 312, 313, or 314. In some embodiments, one or morecompounds according to the invention may exhibit enhanced bindingspecificity or enhanced selectivity compared to a suitable referencecompound such as, for example,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (NB-DNJ,miglustat) or(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)pentyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(AMP-DNM, Genz-529648). In some embodiments, “enhanced bindingspecificity” or “enhanced selectivity” means an increase in measuredbinding specificity (as defined above) by any value between about 10%and about 100%, or of any integer value between about 10% and about100%, for example, about 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%,100%, or over 100%, or an increase by about 1-fold to about100,000-fold, or about 5-fold to about 100,000-fold, or about 10-fold toabout 100,000-fold, or in the range of about 100-fold to about100,000-fold, or in the range of about 1000-fold to about 100,000-fold,or at least about 1-fold, 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold,20-fold, 30-fold, 40-fold, 50-fold, 100-fold, 150-fold, 200-fold,250-fold, 300-fold, 350-fold, 400-fold, 450-fold, 500-fold, 1000-fold,1500-fold, 2000-fold, 2500-fold, 3000-fold, 3500-fold, 4000-fold,4500-fold, 5000-fold, 6000-fold, 7000-fold, 10,000-fold, 25,000-fold,50,000-fold, 75,000-fold, 100,000-fold, or any value within or about thedescribed range, or more, as compared to a suitable reference compound.

In alternative embodiments, one or more of the compounds according tothe invention may specifically bind the human non-lysosomalglucosylceramidase (GBA2) over a rat intestinal alpha-glucosidase, wherethe rat intestinal alpha-glucosidase may be a sucrase-isomaltase or amaltase-glucoamylase. In some embodiments, one or more compoundsaccording to the invention may not substantially inhibit a ratintestinal alpha-glucosidase, compared to a suitable reference compoundsuch as, for example,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (NB-DNJ,miglustat) or(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)pentyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(AMP-DNM, Genz-529648). In some embodiments, “not substantially inhibit”means a percent inhibition of less than about 30% in the assay describedbelow for inhibition of a rat intestinal glucosidase. In someembodiments, “not substantially inhibit” means a percent inhibition ofless than about 20% in the assay described below for inhibition of a ratintestinal glucosidase. In some embodiments, “not substantially inhibit”means a percent inhibition of less than about 10% in the assay describedbelow for inhibition of a rat intestinal glucosidase.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds of the presentinvention may inhibit the cleavage of glucose from glucosylceramide by aGBA2. In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds of the presentinvention may inhibit aggregation of an alpha-synuclein protein and/orinhibit formation of Lewy bodies. By “inhibit,” “inhibition” or“inhibiting” means a decrease by any value between about 10% and about90%, or of any value between about 30% and about 60%, or over about100%, or a decrease by about 1-fold, 2-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold or more, incomparison to a reference sample or compound, or in comparison to awild-type GBA2. It is to be understood that the inhibiting does notrequire full inhibition. In some embodiments, the inhibition may betransient.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds of the presentinvention may decrease inflammation in the CNS. In some embodiments, oneor more of the compounds of the present invention may decreasealpha-synuclein aggregation and/or Lewy body formation. By “decreasing”or “decrease” is meant a decrease by any value between about 5% andabout 90%, or of any value between about 30% and about 60%, or over 100about%, or a decrease by about 1-fold, 2-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold,25-fold, 50-fold, 100-fold or more, in comparison to a reference sampleor compound.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds of the presentinvention may elevate glucosylceramide levels. In some embodiments, oneor more of the compounds of the present invention may elevateglycosphingolipid levels. In some embodiments, one or more of thecompounds of the present invention may elevate GM1 ganglioside levels.By “elevating” or “enhancing” or “increasing” is meant an increase byany value between about 5% and about 90%, or of any value between about30% and about 60%, or over about 100%, or an increase by about 1-fold,2-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold, 25-fold, 50-fold, 100-fold, or more,in comparison to a reference sample. In some embodiments, one or more ofthe compounds according to the invention may elevate glucosylceramidelevels and/or glycosphingolipid levels and/or GM1 ganglioside levels, inbrain.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds of the presentinvention may elevate GCase activity levels, and/or GCase proteinlevels, in vivo and may be effective in treating conditions whichrequire or respond to enhancement of GCase activity. In someembodiments, one or more of the compounds of the present invention mayelevate GCase activity levels, and/or GCase protein levels, in vivospecifically via interaction with a GBA2, and may be effective intreating conditions which require or respond to enhancement of GCaseactivity. By “elevating” or “enhancing” or “increasing” is meant anincrease by any value between about 5% and about 100%, for example,about 5%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, or over100%, or an increase by about 1-fold, 2-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 15-fold,25-fold, 50-fold, 100-fold or more, in comparison to a reference sampleor compound, or in comparison to a wild type or mutant GCase.

In some embodiments, one or more of the compounds according to theinvention may exhibit enhanced permeability. Permeability can beassessed using a variety of standard experimental techniques, includingwithout limitation in situ perfusion, ex vivo tissue diffusion, in vitrocell monolayers (e.g. Caco-2 cells, MDCK cells, LLC-PK1 cells), andartificial cell membranes (e.g. PAMPA assay); suitable techniques formeasuring effective permeability (P _(eff)) or apparent permeability (P_(app)) are reviewed for example by Volpe in The AAPS Journal, 2010,12(4), 670-678. In some embodiments, one or more of the compoundsaccording to the invention may show enhanced permeability when tested inone or more of these assays for determining P_(eff) or P_(app). In someembodiments, a compound that exhibits enhanced permeability may exhibitgreater oral absorption. In some embodiments, a compound that exhibitsenhanced permeability may exhibit greater brain penetrance whenadministered in vivo. In some embodiments, a compound that exhibitsenhanced permeability may achieve higher brain concentrations whenadministered in vivo. In some embodiments, a compound that exhibitsenhanced permeability may exhibit a higher brain/plasma concentrationratio when administered in vivo. In some embodiments, “enhancedpermeability” means an increase in measured P _(eff) or P_(app) by anyvalue between about 10% and about 100%, or of any integer value betweenabout 10% and about 100%, for example, about 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%,60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, or over 100%, or an increase by about 1-fold,2-fold, or 3-fold, or more, as compared to a suitable reference compoundsuch as, for example,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (NB-DNJ,miglustat) or(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)pentyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(AMP-DNM, Genz-529648). In some embodiments, “enhanced permeability”means a measurable P_(app) value (i.e. a value greater than zero) in asuitable assay to measure P_(app) using in vitro cell monolayers. Insome embodiments, “enhanced permeability” means a P_(app) value greaterthan 2 x 10⁻⁶ cm/s in a suitable assay to measure P_(app) using in vitrocell monolayers. In alternative embodiments, “enhanced permeability”means a P_(app) value in the range 2 x 10⁻⁶ cm/s to 40 x 10⁻⁶ cm/s in asuitable assay to measure P_(app) using in vitro cell monolayers. Insome embodiments, “higher brain concentration” means an increase inmeasured brain concentration when the compound is administered in vivoby any value between about 10% and about 100%, or of any integer valuebetween about 10% and about 100%, for example, about 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%,50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%, or over 100%, or an increase by about1-fold, 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, 5-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold,40-fold, or 50-fold, or more, as compared to a suitable referencecompound such as, for example,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (NB-DNJ,miglustat) or(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)pentyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(AMP-DNM, Genz-529648).

A “reference compound” or “control” may be a carbohydrate mimeticiminosugar described in the literature that is a GBA2 inhibitor.Examples of reference compounds or controls that are GBA2 inhibitorsinclude, without limitation,(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (NB-DNJ,miglustat) and(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-ylmethoxy)pentyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(AMP-DNM, Genz-529648).²⁶

In some embodiments, the invention provides compounds describedgenerally by Formula (I), including any one or more of Formula (Ia) -(Iv), and the salts, prodrugs, and enantiomeric forms thereof:

-   as set forth in Formula (I): R¹ may be H and R² may be CH₂OH; or R¹    may be CH₂OH and R² may be H; and

-   R³ may be (CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n may be 1 or 2, and R⁴ may be    cyclohexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl,    spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl, spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    (5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,    1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,    (adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,    (benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,    (2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,    ([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl,    1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,    1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,    1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or    2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to    the maximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅    alkoxy, CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be phenylethyl, substituted from one up to the maximum number    of substituents with one or more of pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl,    4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy,    (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy,    phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy, tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl,    3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆    alkyl, cyclopropyl, propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, substituted on the formyl    group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl,    thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl, each optionally    substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituents with    one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or

-   R³ may be

-   

-   

-   

-   or

-   

-   where R⁵ may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,    pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,    benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl,    thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl, and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each    optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of    substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl,    OCF₃, and/or CF₃,

-   with the proviso that when R¹ is H and R² is CH₂OH, then R³ is not    cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl, 3-cyclohexylpropyl,    phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl,    3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or    4-phenylbutyl; and

-   with the proviso that when R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not    phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or    (S)-2-phenylpropyl.

In some embodiments, R¹ as set forth in Formula (I) may be H, and R² maybe CH₂OH. In some embodiments, R¹ may be CH₂OH, and R² may be H.

In some embodiments, R³ as set forth in Formula (I) may be (CH₂)_(n)R⁴,wherein n may be 1 or 2, and R⁴ may be cyclohexyl, cyclohexylmethyl,phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl, spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl,spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,(5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,(adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ may be phenylethyl, substituted from oneup to the maximum number of substituents with one or more ofpyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy,tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl,3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl,propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ may be(1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, substituted on the formyl group with oneof: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇ cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, orcyclopentylmethyl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃,and/or CF₃; or R³ may be

or

where R⁵ may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl,thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl, and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃,with the proviso that when R¹ is H and R² is CH₂OH, then R³ is notcyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl, 3-cyclohexylpropyl, phenylethyl,3-phenylpropyl, 3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl,3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or 4-phenylbutyl; and with the proviso thatwhen R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not phenylethyl,3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or (S)-2-phenylpropyl.

In some embodiments, R³ may be (CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n may be 1 or 2, andR⁴ may be cyclohexyl, cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl,spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl, spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,(5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,(adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl, ([1,1‘-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃, with the proviso that when R¹ is H and R² isCH₂OH, then R³ is not cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl,3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or 4-phenylbutyl;and with the proviso that when R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or (S)-2-phenylpropyl.

In some embodiments, R³ may be phenylethyl, substituted from one up tothe maximum number of substituents with one or more of pyrrolidin-1-yl,piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy,tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl,3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl,propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃, with the proviso that R³ is notphenylethyl.

In some embodiments, R³ may be (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,substituted on the formyl group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl,each optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number ofsubstituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃.

In some embodiments, R³ may be may be

or

where R⁵ may be selected from the group consisting of: phenyl,pyridin-2-yl, pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl,thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl, and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, eachoptionally substituted from one up to the maximum number of substituentswith one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃.

In some embodiments, R¹ may be H; R² may be CH₂OH; and R³ may be(CH₂)_(n)R⁴, where n may be 1, and R⁴ may be cyclohexyl or1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃., with the proviso that R³ is notcyclohexylmethyl.

In some embodiments, R¹ may be CH₂OH; R² may be H; and R³ may be(CH₂)_(n)R⁴, where n may be 1, and R⁴ may be cyclohexyl or1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃.

In some embodiments, R¹ may be H; R² may be CH₂OH; and R³ may be(4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl, (4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl,(4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl, (4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl )methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, 4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1 s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((ls,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((trans)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((cis)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl, ((Ir,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl,(4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, (4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl,(spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl)methyl, (spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl)methyl,(spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl, 2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl, 2-( (1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl,2-((lr,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl, 2-(adamantan-1-yl)ethyl,2-methylphenethyl, 2-methoxyphenethyl, 2-fluorophenethyl,2-chlorophenethyl, 2,3-difluorophenethyl, 2,4-difluorophenethyl,2,5-difluorophenethyl, 3,4-difluorophenethyl,2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl, 5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,2,6-difluorophenethyl, 3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl, 2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl,4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl, 4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl, 4-phenoxyphenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl,(S)-2-phenylpropyl, 2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl,2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl, 2-(pyridine-2-yl)ethyl,3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl,3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl, 3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl,(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl,(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, (1-pivaloylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-butyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-methylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-cyclopentylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopropanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclobutanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopentanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl, (1-((1 s,4s)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(l-((lr,4r)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-methoxycyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-benzoylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-phenylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(thiophene-3-carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl,(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl,(1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(S)-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,3-fluorophenethyl, 4-fluorophenethyl, 3,4-dichlorophenethyl,3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl, or((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl.

In some embodiments, R¹ may be CH₂OH; R² may be H; and R³ may becyclohexylmethyl, (4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl,(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl, (4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl,(4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s, 4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, 4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1 s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((ls,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((trans)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((cis)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl, ((lr,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl,(4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, (4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl,(spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl)methyl, (spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl)methyl,(spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl, 2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl,2-((lr,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl, 2-(adamantan-1-yl)ethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, 2-methylphenethyl, 2-methoxyphenethyl,2-fluorophenethyl, 2-chlorophenethyl, 2,3-difluorophenethyl,2,4-difluorophenethyl, 2,5-difluorophenethyl, 3,4-difluorophenethyl,2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl, 5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,2,6-difluorophenethyl, 3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl, 2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl,4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl, 4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl, 4-phenoxyphenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl,2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl,2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl, 2-(pyridine-2-yl)ethyl,3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl,3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl, 3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl,(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl,(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, (1-pivaloylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-butyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-methylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-cyclopentylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopropanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclobutanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopentanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(l-((ls,4s)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(l-((lr,4r)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-methoxycyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-benzoylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-phenylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(thiophene-3-carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl,(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl,(1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(S)-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,3-fluorophenethyl, 4-fluorophenethyl, 3,4-dichlorophenethyl,3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,4-butoxyphenethyl, ((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, or((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl.

In some embodiments, R¹ may be H; R² may be CH₂OH; and R³ may be2-fluorophenethyl, 3-fluorophenethyl, 4-fluorophenethyl,2,6-difluorophenethyl, 3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, (S)-2-phenylpropyl,2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl, or2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl.

In some embodiments, R¹ may be CH₂OH; R² may be OH; and R³ may becyclohexylmethyl, ((1r, 4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl )cyclohexyl )methyl,((1s, 4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, 2-fluorophenethyl, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl, 2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl, 4-butoxyphenethyl,4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl,(1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((lr,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((ls,4R)-4-(l,l-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,or((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl.

In specific embodiments of the invention, compounds according to Formula(I) include the compounds described in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Example Name Structure 1(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

2(2R,3R,4R,SS)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

3 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

4(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

5 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

6 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

7 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((R)-2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

8 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((S)-2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

9 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

10 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

11 (2R,3R,4R, 5 S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

12(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

13 (2 S,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((lr,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4, 5-triol

14(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

15 (2 S, 3 R, 4R, 5 S)-1-((2, 3 -dihy dro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

16(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

17(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

18(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

19 (2S,3R,4R, 5 S)- 1 -(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

20 (2 S,3R,4R, 5 S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

21 (2 S, 3 R, 4R, 5 S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

22(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

23 (2 S, 3 R, 4R, 5 S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

24(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

25 (2 S,3R,4R, 5 S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1 -(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

26 (2 S,3R,4R, 5 S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)— 1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

27 (2 S,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

28 (2 S,3R,4R, 5 S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)— 1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

29 (2 S,3R,4R, 5 S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1 -(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

30 (2S,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)— 1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

31 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

32 (2S,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)— 1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

33(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

34(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

35(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

36(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

37 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

38 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidi ne-3,4,5-triol

39 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((lr,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

40(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

41 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((Ir,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

42 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4, 5-triol

43 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((lr,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4, 5-triol

44(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

45(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((lr,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

46 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

47(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((lr,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

48 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4, 5-triol

49(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

50(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((lr,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

51(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

52(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[2.5]octan-6-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

53(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[3.5]nonan-7-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

54 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[4.5]decan-8-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

55(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

56 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

57 (2R, 3R,4R,5S)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

58(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

59 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

60 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((lr,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

61 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-1-(2-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

62 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methylphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

63 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

64(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-chlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

65(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,3-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

66(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

67(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,5-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

68(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

69 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

70 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

71 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

72 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

73(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

74 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

75 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

76 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

77 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

78 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-1-(4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

79 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

80 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

81 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

82 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

83 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

84 (2R, 3R, 4R, 5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

85(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

86 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1 -(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

87 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

88 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

89 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-phenoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

90 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

91(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

92 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

93 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

94(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

95 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

96(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

97 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

98 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,3 -dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

99(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

100(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

101 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

102 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

103 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

104(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

105(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

106(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

107 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

108 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

109 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

110 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

111 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

112 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

1132-methyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one

1142,2-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one

1151-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

1163-methyl-l-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

117 3,3-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2R, 3R,4R, 5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

118 2-cyclopentyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone

119 cyclopropyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

120cyclobutyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

121 cyclopentyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

122cyclohexyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

123((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

124((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

125(4-methoxycyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

126(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

127phenyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

128(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

1292-phenyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone

130thiophen-3-yl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

131 N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide

132 N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carbothioamide

133 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

134 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

135 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

136 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

137 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

138 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

139 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

140 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

141 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

142 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

143 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

144 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

145 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

146 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

147 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

148 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

149 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

150(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

151 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

152(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

153(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

154 (4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)((R)-3-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone

155 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

156 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

157 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

158 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

159 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

160 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

161(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

162 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

163 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

164 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

165 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

166 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

167 (2R,3R,4R, 5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

168(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

169(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

170 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

171 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

172 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

173 (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

174 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

175(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

176(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

177(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

178(2S,3R,4R,S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

179(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

180(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

181(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

182(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

183 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

184 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

185 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

186 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

187 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

188(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

189 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

190 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

191(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[2.5]octan-6-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

192(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[3.5]nonan-7-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

193(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[4.5]decan-8-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

194(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

195(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

196(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

197(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

198(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

199(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

200(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

201(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

202(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

203 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methylphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

204 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

205 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

206 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

207(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-chlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

208(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

209(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,3-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

210(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

211(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,5-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

212(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

213(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

214(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

215(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

216(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

217(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

218(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

219(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

220 (2S,3R,4R, 5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

221(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

222(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

223(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

224(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

225(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

226(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

227(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

228 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

229 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

230(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

231 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-phenoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

232 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

233(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

234 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

235(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

236 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

237(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

238(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

239 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,3 -dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

240(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

241(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

242(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

243(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

244(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

245(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

246(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

247 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

248 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

249 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

250 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

251(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

252 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

253 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

254 (2S,3R,4R, 5S)-1-((4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

255(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

256 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

257 (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

2582-methyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1 -one

2592,2-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1 -one

2601-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

2613-methyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

2623,3-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one

2632-cyclopentyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone

264cyclopropyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

265cyclobutyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

266cyclopentyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

267cyclohexyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

268((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

269((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

270(4-methoxycyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

271(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

272phenyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

273(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

2742-phenyl-1(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone

275thiophen-3-yl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone

276N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide

277N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carbothioamide

278(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

279(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

280(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

281(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

282(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

283(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

284(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

285(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

286(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

287(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

288(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

289(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

290(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

291(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

292(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

293(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

294(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

295(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

296(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

297(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)((R)-3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone

298(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

299(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

300(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

301(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

302(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

303(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

304(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

305(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

306(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

307(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

308(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

309(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

310(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

311(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1(((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

312(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1(((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

313(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1(((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

314(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

As will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art, Formula (I) abovemay also be represented alternatively as follows:

In alternative embodiments of the invention, one or more of thecompounds in Table 2 are specifically excluded from the compoundsdescribed in Formula (I) or any one or more of Formula (Ia) - (Iv).

TABLE 2 Compound Name Structure A(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

B(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

C(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

D (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-phenethylpiperidine-3,4,5-triol

E (2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

F(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-phenylbutyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

G(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

H(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

I(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

J (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-phenethylpiperidine-3,4,5-triol

K(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

L(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

M(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

As used herein the singular forms “a”, “and”, and “the” include pluralreferents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. For example, “acompound” refers to one or more of such compounds, while “the enzyme”includes a particular enzyme as well as other family member equivalentsthereof as known to those skilled in the art.

Throughout this application, it is contemplated that the term “compound”or “compounds” refers to the compounds discussed herein and includesprecursors and derivatives of the compounds, including acyl-protectedderivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds,precursors, and derivatives. The invention also includes prodrugs of thecompounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and pharmaceutical compositionsincluding prodrugs of the compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.

The compounds of the present invention may contain one or moreadditional asymmetric centers beyond those specified in Formula (I),including any one or more of Formula (Ia) - (Iv), and can thus occur assingle enantiomers, diastereomeric mixtures and individualdiastereomers. Such additional asymmetric centers may be presentdepending upon the nature of the various substituents on the molecule.Each such additional asymmetric center will independently produce twooptical isomers and it is intended that all such possible opticalisomers and diastereomers in mixtures and as pure or partially purifiedcompounds are included within the ambit of this invention. Any formulas,structures or names of compounds described in this specification that donot specify a particular stereochemistry of an additional asymmetriccenter are meant to encompass any and all existing isomers as describedabove and mixtures thereof in any proportion. When stereochemistry of anadditional asymmetric center is specified, the invention is meant toencompass that particular isomer in pure form or as part of a mixturewith other isomers in any proportion.

“Alkyl” refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain groupconsisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, containing nounsaturation and including, for example, from one to ten carbon atoms,such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 carbon atoms, and which isattached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond. In alternativeembodiments, the alkyl group may contain from one to eight carbon atoms,such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 carbon atoms. In alternativeembodiments, the alkyl group may contain from one to six carbon atoms,such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 carbon atoms. In alternative embodiments,the alkyl group may contain from one to five carbon atoms, such as 1, 2,3, 4, or 5 carbon atoms. Unless stated otherwise specifically in thespecification, the alkyl group may be optionally substituted by one ormore substituents as described herein. Unless stated otherwisespecifically herein, it is understood that the substitution can occur onany carbon of the alkyl group.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to a stable monovalent monocyclic, bicyclic ortricyclic hydrocarbon group consisting solely of carbon and hydrogenatoms, having for example from 3 to 15 carbon atoms, and which issaturated and attached to the rest of the molecule by a single bond. Inalternative embodiments, the cycloalkyl group may contain from three tosix carbon atoms, such as 3, 4, 5, or 6 carbon atoms. Unless otherwisestated specifically herein, the term “cycloalkyl” is meant to includecycloalkyl groups which are optionally substituted as described herein.

“Alkoxy” refers to a group of the formula —OR_(a), where each R_(a) isindependently a C₁₋₁₀ alkyl or a C₁₋₆ alkyl or a C₁₋₅ alkyl group asdescribed herein. The alkoxy group(s) may be optionally substituted asdescribed herein.

“Optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described eventof circumstances may or may not occur, and that the description includesinstances where the event or circumstance occurs one or more times andinstances in which it does not. For example, “optionally substitutedalkyl” means that the alkyl group may or may not be substituted and thatthe description includes both substituted alkyl groups and alkyl groupshaving no substitution, and that the alkyl groups may be substituted oneor more times. Examples of optionally substituted alkyl groups include,without limitation, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl,isopropyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, etc. Examples of suitableoptional substituents include, without limitation, H, F, Cl, CH₃, OH,OCH₃, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, and CN.

Therapeutic Indications

The invention provides, in part, methods of treating conditions that aremodulated, directly or indirectly, by a GBA2 enzyme or GBA2 activitylevels, for example, a condition that is benefited by inhibiting a GBA2enzyme or by a reduction of GBA2 enzyme activity levels. Such conditionsmay include, without limitation, neurological diseases, such asAlzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis,Huntington’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), andlysosomal storage diseases, such as Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick type Cdisease, mucolipidosis type IV, and Sandhoff disease, and liverdiseases, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Thus, one ormore of the compounds of the invention may be used to treat a subject atrisk for developing, or already diagnosed with, various neurological orother diseases. The term “treating” as used herein may includetreatment, prevention, and/or amelioration.

In alternative embodiments, one or more of the compounds of theinvention may also be useful in the treatment of diseases or disordersrelated to deficiency or over-expression of GBA2 or accumulation ordepletion of glucosylceramide, or any disease or disorder responsive toglycosidase inhibitor therapy, or glycosidase inhibition therapy. Suchdiseases and disorders may include, but are not limited to, neurologicaldiseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiplesclerosis, Huntington’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), and lysosomal storage diseases, such as Gaucher disease,Niemann-Pick type C disease, mucolipidosis type IV, and Sandhoffdisease, and liver diseases, such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH). Such diseases and disorders may also include diseases ordisorders related to accumulation or deficiency in the enzymeglucosylceramide synthase, or dysregulation of glycosphingolipidmetabolism and/or homeostasis. Also included is a method of protectingor treating target cells expressing GBA2, the dysregulation of which mayresult in disease or pathology.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods of reducinglevels of GBA2 enzyme activity in animal subjects, such as veterinaryand human subjects. This reduction of GBA2 activity levels may be usefulfor the prevention or treatment of neurological or neurodegenerativediseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiplesclerosis, Huntington’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)); providing neuroprotective effects; preventing damage todopaminergic neurons; and the prevention or treatment of lysosomalstorage diseases (e.g. Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick type C disease,mucolipidosis type IV, and Sandhoff disease); and the prevention ortreatment of liver diseases (e.g. non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)).

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods of inhibitinga GBA2 enzyme in animal subjects, such as veterinary and human subjects.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods of reducingCNS inflammation in animal subjects, such as veterinary and humansubjects. Disease states of interest may include neurodegenerativediseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiplesclerosis, Huntington’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), in which neuroinflammation is implicated in disease pathogenesis.In some embodiments, a compound according to the invention may be usedto prevent, treat, or ameliorate neuroinflammation by reducing GBA2enzyme activity levels, thereby providing therapeutic benefit.

In alternative embodiments, the invention provides methods of inhibitingaggregation of alpha-synuclein protein, or inhibiting formation of Lewybodies, in animal subjects, such as veterinary and human subjects.Disease states of interest may include Parkinson’s disease (PD) andrelated neurodegenerative synucleinopathies, in which abnormalaggregation of the alpha-synuclein protein is implicated in diseasepathogenesis. In some embodiments, a compound according to the inventionmay be used to block aggregation of alpha-synuclein protein by reducingGBA2 enzyme activity levels, thereby providing therapeutic benefit.

Neurological diseases that may be treated with a compound of theinvention include, without limitation: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’sdisease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateralsclerosis (ALS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with cognitive impairment(ALSci), addiction, anxiety, argyrophilic grain dementia,ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD),bipolar disorder (BD), Bluit disease, cerebellar ataxia,Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), chronic fatigue syndrome,corticobasal degeneration (CBD), dementia pugilistica, dementia withLewy bodies (DLB), Dejerine-Sottas disease, diffuse neurofibrillarytangles with calcification, Down’s syndrome, Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD), epilepsy, essential tremor (ET), familial British dementia,familial Danish dementia, fibromyalgia, frontotemporal dementia withparkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17), Friedreich’s ataxia,Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease, glaucoma, Guadeloupeanparkinsonism, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Hallevorden-Spatz disease(neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation type 1), insomnia,Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), major depressive disorder(MDD), migraine, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), multi-infarctdementia, multiple system atrophy (MSA), myasthenia gravis, myotonicdystrophy (including types DM1 and DM2), neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis(including types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10), neuropathy(including peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, neuritis, anddiabetic neuropathy), oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy, pain,pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration, parkinsonism-dementia complex ofGuam, Pick’s disease (PiD), post-encephalitic parkinsonism (PEP),primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), prion diseases (includingCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease(vCJD), fatal familial insomnia, and kuru), progressive supercorticalgliosis, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Richardson’s syndrome,schizophrenia, seizures, spinal cord injury, spinal muscular atrophy(SMA), spinocerebellar ataxia (including types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, and29), stroke, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, tangle-only dementia,tardive dyskinesia, Tourette syndrome (TS), vascular dementia, andWilson’s disease.

Lysosomal storage diseases that may be treated with a compound of theinvention may include, without limitation: Gaucher disease (includingtypes I, II, and III), Niemann-Pick disease (including types A, B, andC), mucolipidosis (including types I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII),cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis, Fabry disease, Farber disease, GM1gangliosidosis, Krabbe disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD),multiple sulfatase deficiency, Pompe disease, Sandhoff disease, andTay-Sach’s disease.

Liver diseases that may be treated with a compound of the invention mayinclude, without limitation: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Alagille syndrome, alcohol-relatedliver disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, autoimmune hepatitis,autoimmune cholangitis, benign liver tumors, biliary atresia, cirrhosis,Crigler-Najjar syndrome, drug-induced liver injury (DILI), galactosemia,Gilbert syndrome, hemochromatosis, hepatic encephalopathy,hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy(ICP), lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D), liver cysts, livercancer, newborn jaundice, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primarysclerosing cholangitis (PSC), Reye syndrome, type I glycogen storagedisease, or viral hepatitis (including types A, B, C, D, and E).

In some embodiments, a compound according to the invention may be usefulin the treatment of a disorder in which the regulation of GBA2 enzymeactivity levels is implicated, or any condition as described herein.

Other conditions that may be treated using one or more of the compoundsaccording the invention are those triggered, affected, or in any otherway correlated with levels of GBA2 enzyme activity. It is expected thatone or more of the compounds of this invention may be useful for thetreatment of such conditions and in particular, but not limited to,Parkinson’s disease, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten disease),Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick type C disease, mucolipidosis type IV, andSandhoff disease.

Pharmaceutical & Veterinary Compositions, Dosages. And Administration

Pharmaceutical compositions including compounds according to theinvention, or for use according to the invention, are contemplated asbeing within the scope of the invention. In some embodiments,pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of a compoundof Formula (I), including any one or more of Formula (Ia) - (Iv), areprovided.

The compounds of Formula (I), including any one or more of Formula(Ia) - (Iv), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers,solvates, or derivatives may be useful because they may havepharmacological activity in animals, including humans. In someembodiments, one or more of the compounds according to the invention maybe stable in plasma, when administered to a subject, such as a human.

In general, a compound according to the invention may be administered toa subject in need thereof, or by contacting a cell or a sample, forexample, with a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeuticallyeffective amount of the compound according to Formula (I), including anyone or more of Formula (Ia) - (Iv).

In some embodiments, a compound according to the invention, or for useaccording to the invention, may be provided in combination with anyother active agents or pharmaceutical compositions where such combinedtherapy may be useful to inhibit GBA2 activity levels, for example, totreat neurological diseases, or lysosomal storage diseases, or liverdiseases, or any condition described herein. In some embodiments, acompound according to the invention, or for use according to theinvention, may be provided in combination with one or more agents usefulin the prevention or treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Examples of suchagents may include, without limitation:

-   Levodopa (L-DOPA);-   A peripheral DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor (DDCI), such as Carbidopa    (Lodosyn®);-   Combined carbidopa/levodopa (Kinson®, Sinemet®, Parcopa®, Atamet®);-   Combined carbidopa/levodopa/entacapone (Stalevo®);-   Amantadine (Symmetrel®);-   Dopamine antagonists, such as bromocriptine (Cycloset®, Parlodel®),    pergolide (Permax®), pramipexole (Mirapexin®, Sifrol®, Mirapex®),    ropinirole (Ronirol®, Adartrel®, Requip®), piribedil (Trivastal    Retard®, Trastal®, Trivastan®, Clarium®, Pronoran®), cabergoline    (Cabaser®, Dostinex®), apomorphine (Ixense®, Spontane®, Uprima®,    Apokyn®), Lisuride® (Dopergin®, Proclacam®, Revanil®), rotigotine    (Neupro®), Ciladopa® (AY-27,110), Dihydrexidine® (DAR-0100),    Dinapsoline®, Doxanthrine®, epicriptine (beta-dihydroergocryptine),    N-n-propylnorapomorphine (NPA), quinagolide (Norprolac®), Roxindole®    (EMD-49,980), Sumanirole® (PNU-95,666), pardoprunox, aplindore,    etc.;-   Monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors, such as selegiline    (Anipryl®, L-deprenyl®, Eldepryl®, Emsam®, Zelapar®) rasagiline    (Azilect®, AGN 1135), safinamide, etc.;-   Anticholinergics, such as benzatropine (benztropine, Cogentin®),    diphenhydramine (Benadryl®, Dimedrol®, Daedalon®, Nytol®),    orphenadrine (Norflex®, Mephenamin®, Disipal®, Banflex®, Flexon®,    Biorphen®, Brocasipal®, Dolan®, Norgesic®, OrfenAce®),    trihexyphenidyl (Artane®, Apo-Trihex®, Parkin®, Pacitane®,    benzhexol, trihex), etc.;-   Catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitors, such as entacapone    (COMTan®), tolcapone (Tasmar®), nitecapone, nebicapone, etc.;-   Adenosine A_(2A) receptor antagonists, such as istradefylline    (KW-6002), preladenant, fipamezole (JP-1730), SCH-420814, BIIA-014,    Lu AA4707, etc.;-   Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mgluR5) modulators, such as    dipraglurant, etc.;-   AMPA receptor antagonists, such as perampanel (Fycompa®), etc.;-   Anticonvulsants, such as zonisamide (Tremode®), etc.;-   Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonists, such as nicotine,    ABT-418, WAY-317,538 (SEN-12333), EVP-6124, MEM 3454, Nefiracetam,    etc.-   Acetylcholine esterase inhibitors (AChEIs) such as Aricept®    (Donepezil), Exelon® (Rivastigmine), Razadyne® (Razadyne ERO,    Reminyl®, Nivalin®, galantamine), Cognex® (Tacrine), Huperzine A,    Phenserine, Debio-9902 SR (ZT-1 SR), Zanapezil (TAK0147),    ganstigmine, NP7557, etc.;-   Atypical antipsychotics, such as clozapine, etc.; or-   Modafinil (Alertec®, Modavigil®, Provigil®).

It is to be understood that combination of compounds according to theinvention, or for use according to the invention, with agents useful forthe treatment of Parkinson’s disease is not limited to the examplesdescribed herein, but may include combination with any agent useful forthe treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Combination of compounds accordingto the invention, or for use according to the invention, and otheragents useful for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease may beadministered separately or in conjunction. The administration of oneagent may be prior to, concurrent to, or subsequent to theadministration of other agent(s).

In some embodiments, a compound according to the invention, or for useaccording to the invention, may be provided in combination with one ormore agents useful in the prevention or treatment of Gaucher disease.Examples of such agents may include, without limitation:

-   Recombinant human GCase enzyme replacement therapy, such as    imiglucerase (Cerezyme®), velaglucerase alfa (VPRIV®), taliglucerase    alfa (Elelyso®), etc.;-   Glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors, such as EXEL-0346,    Genz-123346, Eliglustat® (Genz-112638), etc.;-   Bisphosphonates, such as zoledronate (Zometa®, Zomera®, Aclasta®,    Reclast®), alendronate sodium (Fosamax®), etidronate (Didronel®),    clodronate (Bonefos®, Loron®), tiludronate (Skelid®), pamidronate    (APD®, Aredia®), neridronate (Nerixia®), olpadronate, ibandronate    (Boniva®), risedronate (Actonel®), etc.;-   Antiepileptics, such as Tegretol® (Carbatrol®, carbamazepine),    Zarontin® (ethosuximide), Felbatol® (felbamate), Gabitril®    (tiagabine), Keppra® (levetiracetam), Lamictal® (lamotrigine),    Lyrica® (pregabalin), Neurontin® (gabapentin), Dilantin®    (phenytoin), Topamax® (topiramate), Trileptal® (oxcarbazepine),    Depakene® (Depakote®, valproate, valproic acid), Zonegran®    (zonisamide), Valium® (diazepam), Ativan® (lorazepam) Klonopin®    (clonazepam), Fycompa® (perampanel), Oxtellar XR® (oxcarbazepine),    etc.; or-   Gene therapy.

It is to be understood that combination of compounds according to theinvention, or for use according to the invention, with agents useful forthe treatment of Gaucher disease is not limited to the examplesdescribed herein, but may include combination with any agent useful forthe treatment of Gaucher disease. Combination of compounds according tothe invention, or for use according to the invention, and other agentsuseful for the treatment of Gaucher disease may be administeredseparately or in conjunction. The administration of one agent may beprior to, concurrent to, or subsequent to the administration of otheragent(s).

In alternative embodiments, a compound according to the invention may besupplied as a “prodrug” or as protected forms, which release thecompound after administration to a subject. For example, a compound maycarry a protective group which is split off by hydrolysis in bodyfluids, e.g., in the bloodstream, thus releasing the active compound oris oxidized or reduced in body fluids to release the compound.Accordingly, a “prodrug” is meant to indicate a compound that may beconverted under physiological conditions or by solvolysis to abiologically active compound of the invention. Thus, the term “prodrug”refers to a metabolic precursor of a compound of the invention that ispharmaceutically acceptable. A prodrug may be inactive when administeredto a subject in need thereof, but may be converted in vivo to an activecompound of the invention. Prodrugs are typically rapidly transformed invivo to yield the parent compound of the invention, for example, byhydrolysis in blood. The prodrug compound often offers advantages ofsolubility, tissue compatibility or delayed release in a subject.

The term “prodrug” is also meant to include any covalently bondedcarriers which release the active compound of the invention in vivo whensuch prodrug is administered to a subject. Prodrugs of a compound of theinvention may be prepared by modifying functional groups present in thecompound of the invention in such a way that the modifications arecleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parentcompound of the invention. Prodrugs include compounds of the inventionwhere a hydroxy, amino or mercapto group is bonded to any group that,when the prodrug of the compound of the invention is administered to amammalian subject, cleaves to form a free hydroxy, free amino or freemercapto group, respectively. Examples of prodrugs include, but are notlimited to, acetate, formate and benzoate derivatives of alcohol andacetamide, formamide, and benzamide derivatives of amine functionalgroups in one or more of the compounds of the invention and the like.

A discussion of prodrugs may be found in “Smith and Williams’Introduction to the Principles of Drug Design,” H.J. Smith, Wright,Second Edition, London (1988); Bundgard, H., Design of Prodrugs (1985),pp. 7-9, 21-24 (Elsevier, Amsterdam); The Practice of MedicinalChemistry, Camille G. Wermuth et al., Ch 31, (Academic Press, 1996); ATextbook of Drug Design and Development, P. Krogsgaard-Larson and H.Bundgaard, eds. Ch 5, pgs 113 191 (Harwood Academic Publishers, 1991);Higuchi, T., et al., “Pro-drugs as Novel Delivery Systems,” A.C.S.Symposium Series, Vol. 14; or in Bioreversible Carriers in Drug Design,ed. Edward B. Roche, American Pharmaceutical Association and PergamonPress, 1987.

Suitable prodrug forms of one or more of the compounds of the inventionmay include embodiments in which one or more OH groups as set forth inFormula (I), including any one or more of Formula (Ia) - (Iv), may beprotected as OC(O)R, where R may be optionally substituted C₁₋₆ alkyl.In these cases, the ester groups may be hydrolyzed in vivo (e.g. inbodily fluids), liberating the OH groups and releasing the activecompounds. Preferred prodrug embodiments of the invention may includecompounds of Formula (I), including any one or more of Formula (Ia) -(Iv), where one or more OH groups may be protected with acetate, forexample as OC(O)CH₃.

Compounds according to the invention, or for use according to theinvention, may be provided alone or in combination with other compoundsin the presence of a liposome, a nanoparticle, an adjuvant, or anypharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient, in a formsuitable for administration to a subject such as a mammal, for example,humans, cattle, sheep, etc. If desired, treatment with a compoundaccording to the invention may be combined with more traditional andexisting therapies for the therapeutic indications described herein.Compounds according to the invention may be provided chronically orintermittently. “Chronic” administration refers to administration of thecompound(s) in a continuous mode as opposed to an acute mode, so as tomaintain the initial therapeutic effect (activity) for an extendedperiod of time. “Intermittent” administration is treatment that is notconsecutively done without interruption, but rather is cyclic in nature.The terms “administration,” “administrable,” or “administering” as usedherein should be understood to mean providing a compound of theinvention to the subject in need of treatment.

“Pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient” may include,without limitation, any adjuvant, carrier, excipient, glidant,sweetening agent, diluent, preservative, dye/colorant, flavor enhancer,surfactant, wetting agent, dispersing agent, suspending agent,stabilizer, isotonic agent, solvent, or emulsifier that has beenapproved, for example, by the United States Food and Drug Administrationor other governmental agency as being acceptable for use in humans ordomestic animals.

A compound of the present invention may be administered in the form of apharmaceutically acceptable salt. In such cases, pharmaceuticalcompositions in accordance with this invention may comprise a salt ofsuch a compound, preferably a physiologically acceptable salt, which areknown in the art. In some embodiments, the term “pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt” as used herein means an active ingredient comprisingcompounds of Formula I, including any one or more of Formula (Ia) -(Iv), used in the form of a salt thereof, particularly where the saltform confers on the active ingredient improved pharmacokineticproperties as compared to the free form of the active ingredient orother previously disclosed salt form.

A “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” may include both acid and baseaddition salts. A “pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt”refers to those salts which retain the biological effectiveness andproperties of the free bases, which are not biologically or otherwiseundesirable, and which may be formed with inorganic acids such ashydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid,phosphoric acid and the like, and organic acids such as acetic acid,trifluoroacetic acid, propionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid,oxalic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid,tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid,methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid,salicylic acid, and the like.

A “pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salt” refers to those saltswhich may retain the biological effectiveness and properties of the freeacids, which may not be biologically or otherwise undesirable. Thesesalts may be prepared from addition of an inorganic base or an organicbase to the free acid. Salts derived from inorganic bases may include,but are not limited to, the sodium, potassium, lithium, ammonium,calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, aluminum salts andthe like. Preferred inorganic salts may be the ammonium, sodium,potassium, calcium, and magnesium salts. Salts derived from organicbases may include, but are not limited to, salts of primary, secondary,and tertiary amines, substituted amines including naturally occurringsubstituted amines, cyclic amines and basic ion exchange resins, such asisopropylamine, trimethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine,tripropylamine, ethanolamine, 2-dimethylaminoethanol,2-diethylaminoethanol, dicyclohexylamine, lysine, arginine, histidine,caffeine, procaine, hydrabamine, choline, betaine, ethylenediamine,glucosamine,methylglucamine, theobromine, purines, piperazine,piperidine, N-ethylpiperidine, polyamine resins and the like.Particularly preferred organic bases may be isopropylamine,diethylamine, ethanolamine, trimethylamine, dicyclohexylamine, cholineand caffeine.

Thus, the term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt” encompasses allacceptable salts including but not limited to acetate, lactobionate,benzenesulfonate, laurate, benzoate, malate, bicarbonate, maleate,bisulfate, mandelate, bitartarate, mesylate, borate, methylbromide,bromide, methylnitrite, calcium edetate, methylsulfate, camsylate,mucate, carbonate, napsylate, chloride, nitrate, clavulanate,N-methylglucamine, citrate, ammonium salt, dihydrochloride, oleate,edetate, oxalate, edisylate, pamoate (embonate), estolate, palmitate,esylate, pantothenate, fumarate, phosphate/diphosphate, gluceptate,polygalacturonate, gluconate, salicylate, glutame, stearate,glycollylarsanilate, sulfate, hexylresorcinate, subacetate, hydradamine,succinate, hydrobromide, tannate, hydrochloride, tartrate,hydroxynaphthoate, teoclate, iodide, tosylate, isothionate,triethiodide, lactate, panoate, valerate, and the like.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound of the present inventionmay be used as a dosage for modifying solubility or hydrolysischaracteristics, or may be used in sustained release or prodrugformulations. Also, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound ofthis invention may include those formed from cations such as sodium,potassium, aluminum, calcium, lithium, magnesium, zinc, and from basessuch as ammonia, ethylenediamine, N-methyl-glutamine, lysine, arginine,ornithine, choline, N,N′-dibenzylethylene-diamine, chloroprocaine,diethanolamine, procaine, N-benzylphenethyl-amine, diethylamine,piperazine, tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, and tetramethylammoniumhydroxide.

Pharmaceutical formulations may typically include one or more carriersacceptable for the mode of administration of the preparation, be it byinjection, inhalation, topical administration, lavage, or other modessuitable for the selected treatment. Suitable carriers may be thoseknown in the art for use in such modes of administration.

Suitable pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated by means known inthe art and their mode of administration and dose determined by theskilled practitioner. For parenteral administration, a compound may bedissolved in sterile water or saline or a pharmaceutically acceptablevehicle used for administration of non-water-soluble compounds such asthose used for vitamin K. For enteral administration, the compound maybe administered in a tablet, capsule or dissolved in liquid form. Thetable or capsule may be enteric coated, or in a formulation forsustained release. Many suitable formulations are known, including,polymeric or protein microparticles encapsulating a compound to bereleased, ointments, gels, hydrogels, or solutions which can be usedtopically or locally to administer a compound. A sustained release patchor implant may be employed to provide release over a prolonged period oftime. Many techniques known to skilled practitioners are described inRemington: The Science & Practice of Pharmacy by Alfonso Gennaro,20^(th) ed., Williams & Wilkins, (2000). Formulations for parenteraladministration may, for example, contain excipients, polyalkyleneglycols such as polyethylene glycol, oils of vegetable origin, orhydrogenated naphthalenes. Biocompatible, biodegradable lactide polymer,lactide/glycolide copolymer, or polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylenecopolymers may be used to control the release of a compound. Otherpotentially useful parenteral delivery systems for modulatory compoundsmay include ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer particles, osmotic pumps,implantable infusion systems, and liposomes. Formulations for inhalationmay contain excipients, for example, lactose, or may be aqueoussolutions containing, for example, polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether,glycocholate and deoxycholate, or may be oily solutions foradministration in the form of nasal drops, or as a gel.

A compound or a pharmaceutical composition according to the presentinvention may be administered by oral or non-oral, e.g., intramuscular,intraperitoneal, intravenous, intracisternal injection or infusion,subcutaneous injection, transdermal or transmucosal routes. In someembodiments, a compound or pharmaceutical composition in accordance withthis invention or for use in this invention may be administered by meansof a medical device or appliance such as an implant, graft, prosthesis,stent, etc. Implants may be devised which are intended to contain andrelease such compounds or compositions. An example would be an implantmade of a polymeric material adapted to release the compound over aperiod of time. A compound may be administered alone or as a mixturewith a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier e.g., as solid formulationssuch as tablets, capsules, granules, powders, etc.; liquid formulationssuch as syrups, injections, etc.; injections, drops, suppositories,pessaryies. In some embodiments, compounds or pharmaceuticalcompositions in accordance with this invention or for use in thisinvention may be administered by inhalation spray, nasal, vaginal,rectal, sublingual, or topical routes and may be formulated, alone ortogether, in suitable dosage unit formulations containing conventionalnon-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants and vehiclesappropriate for each route of administration.

A compound of the invention may be used to treat animals, includingmice, rats, horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, cats, and monkeys. However, acompound of the invention may also be used in other organisms, such asavian species (e.g., chickens). One or more of the compounds of theinvention may also be effective for use in humans. The term “subject” oralternatively referred to herein as “patient” is intended to be referredto an animal, preferably a mammal, most preferably a human, who has beenthe object of treatment, observation or experiment. However, one or moreof the compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions of the presentinvention may be used in the treatment of animals. Accordingly, as usedherein, a “subject” may be a human, non-human primate, rat, mouse, cow,horse, pig, sheep, goat, dog, cat, etc. The subject may be suspected ofhaving or at risk for having a condition that may require inhibition ofGBA2 activity.

An “effective amount” of a compound according to the invention mayinclude a therapeutically effective amount or a prophylacticallyeffective amount. A “therapeutically effective amount” refers to anamount effective, at dosages and for periods of time necessary, toachieve the desired therapeutic result, such as inhibition of a GBA2,reducing GBA2 enzyme activity levels, inhibition of alpha-synucleinaggregation, or any condition described herein. A therapeuticallyeffective amount of a compound may vary according to factors such as thedisease state, age, sex, and weight of the individual, and the abilityof the compound to elicit a desired response in the individual. Dosageregimens may be adjusted to provide the optimum therapeutic response. Atherapeutically effective amount may also be one in which any toxic ordetrimental effects of the compound are outweighed by thetherapeutically beneficial effects. A “prophylactically effectiveamount” may refer to an amount effective, at dosages and for periods oftime necessary, to achieve the desired prophylactic result, such asinhibition of a GBA2, reduction of GBA2 enzyme activity levels,inhibition of alpha-synuclein aggregation, or any condition describedherein. Typically, a prophylactic dose may be used in subjects prior toor at an earlier stage of disease, so that a prophylactically effectiveamount may be less than a therapeutically effective amount. A suitablerange for therapeutically or prophylactically effective amounts of acompound may be any integer from 0.1 nM - 0.1 M, 0.1 nM - 0.05 M, 0.05nM - 15 µM or 0.01 nM - 10 µM.

In alternative embodiments, in the treatment or prevention of conditionswhich may require inhibition of GBA2 activity, an appropriate dosagelevel may generally be about 0.01 to 500 mg per kg subject body weightper day and may be administered in single or multiple doses. In someembodiments, the dosage level may be about 0.1 to about 250 mg/kg perday. It will be understood that the specific dose level and frequency ofdosage for any particular patient may be varied and may depend upon avariety of factors including the activity of the specific compound used,the metabolic stability and length of action of that compound, the age,body weight, general health, sex, diet, mode and time of administration,rate of excretion, drug combination, the severity of the particularcondition, and the patient undergoing therapy.

It is to be noted that dosage values may vary with the severity of thecondition to be alleviated. For any particular subject, specific dosageregimens may be adjusted over time according to the individual need andthe professional judgement of the person administering or supervisingthe administration of the compositions. Dosage ranges set forth hereinare exemplary only and do not limit the dosage ranges that may beselected by medical practitioners. The amount of active compound(s) inthe composition may vary according to factors such as the disease state,age, sex, and weight of the subject. Dosage regimens may be adjusted toprovide the optimum therapeutic response. For example, a single bolusmay be administered, several divided doses may be administered over timeor the dose may be proportionally reduced or increased as indicated bythe exigencies of the therapeutic situation. It may be advantageous toformulate parenteral compositions in dosage unit form for ease ofadministration and uniformity of dosage. In general, compounds of theinvention should be used without causing substantial toxicity, and asdescribed herein, one or more of the compounds may exhibit a suitablesafety profile for therapeutic use. Toxicity of a compound of theinvention may be determined using standard techniques, for example, bytesting in cell cultures or experimental animals and determining thetherapeutic index, i.e., the ratio between the LD50 (the dose lethal to50% of the population) and the LD100 (the dose lethal to 100% of thepopulation). In some circumstances however, such as in severe diseaseconditions, it may be necessary to administer substantial excesses ofthe compositions.

In the compounds of generic Formula (I), including any one or more ofFormula (Ia) - (Iv), the atoms may exhibit their natural isotopicabundances, or one or more of the atoms may be artificially enriched ina particular isotope having the same atomic number, but an atomic massor mass number different from the atomic mass or mass numberpredominantly found in nature. The present invention is meant to includeall suitable isotopic variations of the compounds of generic Formula(I), including any one or more of Formula (Ia) - (Iv). For example,different isotopic forms of hydrogen (H) include protium (¹H), deuterium(²H) and tritium (³H). Protium is the predominant hydrogen isotope foundin nature. Enriching for deuterium may afford certain therapeuticadvantages, such as increasing in vivo half-life or reducing dosagerequirements, or may provide a compound useful as a standard forcharacterization of biological samples. Isotopically-enriched compoundswithin generic Formula (I), including any one or more of Formula (Ia) -(Iv), may be prepared by conventional techniques well known to thoseskilled in the art or by processes analogous to those described in theschemes and examples herein using appropriate isotopically-enrichedreagents and/or intermediates.

Other Uses

In alternative embodiments, one or more of the compounds of theinvention may be used in studying the physiological role of GBA2 at thecellular and organismal level. In some embodiments, one or more of thecompounds may be useful in the development of animal models for studyingdiseases or disorders that may be related to deficiencies in GBA2,over-expression of GBA2, accumulation of glucosylceramide, depletion ofglucosylceramide, accumulation of glycosphingolipids, depletion ofglycosphingolipids, and for studying treatment of diseases and disordersthat may be related to deficiency or over-expression of GBA2, oraccumulation or depletion of glucosylceramide, or accumulation ordepletion of glycosphingolipids. Such diseases and disorders mayinclude, without limitation, neurological diseases, includingAlzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis,Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and neuronalceroid lipofuscinosis (Batten disease); lysosomal storage diseases,including Gaucher disease, Niemann-Pick type C disease, mucolipidosistype IV and Sandhoff disease; or liver diseases, including non-alcoholicsteatohepatitis (NASH).

The effectiveness of a compound in treating pathology associated with alysosomal storage disease (for example, Gaucher disease, Niemann-Picktype C disease, mucolipidosis type IV, or Sandhoff disease) may beconfirmed using standard techniques, for example, by testing the abilityof a compound to prevent, treat, or ameliorate disease symptoms inestablished cellular and/or transgenic animal models of disease.^(13,14,16,17,27) ENREF 18

Various alternative embodiments and examples of the invention aredescribed herein. These embodiments and examples are illustrative andshould not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.

EXAMPLES

The followi ng examples are intended to illustrate embodiments of theinvention and are not intended to be construed in a limiting manner.

Abbreviations DCM = dichloromethane DIPEA = diisopropylethylamine DMA =dimethylacetamide DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide EtOH = ethanol HOAc =acetic acid MeOH = methanol RT = room temperature TFA =2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid

Example 1

(2R,3R,4R,SS)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

K₂CO₃ (210 mg, 1.52 mmol) was added to a solution of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (100mg, 0.19 mmol) and 1-(2-bromoethyl)-2-fluorobenzene (194 mg, 0.95 mmol)in DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18h, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was pouredinto ice water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (2 x 20 mL), separated,dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)piperidineas a white solid (63 mg, 51%). ESI MS m/z 646.32 [M + H]⁺.

To a solution of the above material (63 mg, 0.098 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL)was added Pd(OH)₂/C (20 wt.%, 8.6 mg, 0.012 mmol) and 6N HCl (0.1 mL).The mixture was treated with hydrogen (1 atm) for 18 h. Catalyst wasfiltered off through celite and the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure. The residue was dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) andstirred for another 10 min, after which solvent was removed undervacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (21 mg, 75%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.29 (td, J=7.6, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (tdd, J= 7.4, 5.2, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (td, J =7.5, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (ddd, J = 9.7, 8.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (dd, J =11.9, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (dd, J= 11.9, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (ddd, J= 10.4,9.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.37 (t, J= 12 Hz, 1H), 3.18 (t, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.09(dd, J = 11.1, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.05-2.81 (m, 4H), 2.43 (t, J= 10.8 Hz, 1H),2.30 (dt, J= 9.5, 2.9 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 286.14 [M + H]⁺.

Example 2

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

K₂CO₃ (210 mg, 1.52 mmol) was added to a solution of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (100mg, 0.19 mmol) and 1-(2-bromoethyl)-3-fluorobenzene (194 mg, 0.95 mmol)in DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18h, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was pouredinto ice water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (2 x 20 mL), separated,dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)piperidineas a white solid (71 mg, 58%). ESI MS m/z 646.32 [M + H]⁺.

To a solution of the above material (71 mg, 0.11 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL)was added Pd(OH)₂/C (20 wt.%, 8.6 mg, 0.012 mmol) and 6N HCl (0.1 mL).The mixture was treated with hydrogen (1 atm) for 18 h. Catalyst wasfiltered off through celite and the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure. The residue was dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) andstirred for another 10 min, after which solvent was removed undervacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (22 mg, 70%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.29 (td, J=7.9, 6.1 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (dt, J= 7.6, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.00 (dt, J= 10.1, 2.1Hz, 1H), 6.95-6.87 (m, 1H), 3.96 (dd, J= 12.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (dd, J=12.0, 3.2 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (ddd, J= 10.4, 9.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (t, J= 12Hz, 1H), 3.18 (t, J= 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.09 (dd, J= 11.2, 4.9 Hz, 1H),3.05-2.74 (m, 4H), 2.38 (t, J= 10.8 Hz, 1H), 2.29 (dt, J = 9.5, 2.9 Hz,1H); ESI MS m/z 286.14 [M + H]⁺.

Example 3

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

K₂CO₃ (210 mg, 1.52 mmol) was added to a solution of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (100mg, 0.19 mmol) and 1-(2-bromoethyl)-4-fluorobenzene (194 mg, 0.95 mmol)in DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18h, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was pouredinto ice water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (2 x 20 mL), separated,dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)piperidineas a white solid (70 mg, 57%). ESI MS m/z 646.32 [M + H]⁺.

To a solution of the above material (70 mg, 0.11 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL)was added Pd(OH)₂/C (20 wt.%, 8.6 mg, 0.012 mmol) and 6N HCl (0.1 mL).The mixture was treated with hydrogen (1 atm) for 18 h. Catalyst wasfiltered off through celite and the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure. The residue was dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) andstirred for another 10 min, after which solvent was removed undervacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (16 mg, 51%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.29-7.19 (m,2H), 7.05-6.97 (m, 2H), 3.95 (dd, J= 11.9, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (dd, J =11.9, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (ddd, J = 10.4, 9.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (t, J =12 Hz, 1H), 3.17 (t, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.09 (dd, J = 11.1, 4.9 Hz, 1H),3.05-2.72 (m, 4H), 2.37 (t, J= 10.8 Hz, 1H), 2.28 (dt, J= 9.5, 2.9 Hz,1H); ESI MS m/z 286.14 [M + H]⁺.

Example 4

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

A mixture of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.30 g, 0.57 mmol), 2-(2-bromoethyl)-1,3-difluorobenzene (0.40 g, 1.8mmol) and DIPEA (0.35 g, 2.7 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) in a sealedtube was stirred at 85° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled toroom temperature and diluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). Afterextraction with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL) the combined extract was washed withbrine (2 x 30 mL) and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration thesolvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue waspurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:6 to1:3), affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)piperidineas a pale-yellow oil (0.10 g, 26%). ESI MS m/z 664.364 [M + H]⁺.

At -78° C. and under N₂, to a solution of the above material (0.10 g,0.15 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (3 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 1.5 mL,1.5 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. The reactionmixture was cooled to -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and then concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (1 M NH₃ in MeOH/DCM,1:4), affording(2R,3R,4R,SS)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (0.040 g, 87%). ¹H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.33-7.24(m, 1H), 7.10-7.00 (m, 2H), 4.72-0.67 (m, 3H), 4.15 (dd, J= 6.1, 4.2 Hz,1H), 3.76-3.71 (m, 1H), 3.54-3.48 (m, 1H), 3.26-3.18 (m, 1H), 3.05-2.99(m, 1H), 2.96-2.82 (m, 3H), 2.80-2.68 (m, 3H), 2.20 (t, J= 10.6 Hz, 1H),2.06 (dt, J= 9.3, 2.9 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 304.129 [M + H]⁺.

Example 5

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

K₂CO₃ (210 mg, 1.52 mmol) was added to a solution of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (100mg, 0.19 mmol) and 1-(2-bromoethyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (240 mg,0.95 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube. The mixture was stirred at80° C. for 18 h, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixturewas poured into ice water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL).The combined organic layer was washed with water (2 x 20 mL), separated,dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel flashchromatography affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidineas a white solid (70 mg, 53%). ESI MS m/z 696.33 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (70 mg, 0.10 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ (1 M in DCM, 1.0 mL, 1.0 mmol) at-78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h before beingquenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (21 mg, 63%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.59-7.44 (m,4H), 3.97 (dd, J= 11.9, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (dd, J= 11.9, 3.1 Hz, 1H),3.52 (ddd, J= 10.4, 9.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.34 (t, J= 12 Hz, 1H), 3.19 (t,J= 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.13 (dd, J= 11.1, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.09-2.84 (m, 4H), 2.42(t, J= 10.8 Hz, 1H), 2.34 (dt, J = 9.5, 2.9 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 336.14[M + H]⁺.

Example 6

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

DIPEA (0.35 mL, 1.9 mmol) was added to a solution of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (100mg, 0.19 mmol) and 1-(2-bromoethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (193 mg,0.76 mmol) in DMF (8 mL) in a sealed tube. The mixture was stirred at80° C. for 18 h, and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixturewas poured into ice water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL).The combined organic layer was washed with water (2 x 20 mL), separated,dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel flashchromatography affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidineas a white solid (76 mg, 61%).

At -78° C. under Ar, to a solution of the above material (70 mg, 0.1mmol) in anhydrous DCM (2 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 mL, 1 M in DCM, 1.0mmol). The mixture was stirred at -78 for 2 h and 0° C. for 2 h; MeOH(20 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for an additional 2 h at 0°C., and evaporated to dryness under rotavap. The residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography using 10% MeOH and 2% NH₃ solution inDCM, affordingphenyl(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white foam (26 mg, 70%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.58 (d, J = 8.0Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J= 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.97 (dd, J = 12.0, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.85(dd, J = 12.0, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (ddd, J= 10.4, 9.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H),3.36-3.33 (m, 1H), 3.18 (t, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.10-2.71 (m, 5H), 2.38 (t,J= 10.8 Hz, 1H), 2.30 (dt, J= 9.5, 2.9 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 336.1 [M +H]⁺.

Examples 7 and 8(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-trioland(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, to a solution of 2-phenylpropanal (78 mg, 0.57 mmol),(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (200mg, 0.38 mmol) and HOAc (three drops) in anhydrous MeOH (10 mL) wasadded NaBH₃CN (38 mg, 95%, 0.57 mmol). The mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 18 h, satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (30 mL) was added, and themixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The combined organicextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography using 30% EtOAc in hexanes, affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-phenylpropyl)piperidine(1:3 ratio of two isomers) (207 mg, 85%).

At -78° C. under Ar, to a solution of the above material (155 mg, 0.24mmol, 1:3 ratio of two isomers) in anhydrous DCM (2 mL) was added BCl₃(3.0 mL, 1 M in DCM, 3.0 mmol). The mixture was stirred at -78 for 2 hand 0° C. for 2 h; MeOH (20 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred foran additional 2 h at 0° C., and evaporated to dryness under rotavap. Theresidue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography using 10%MeOH and 2% NH₃ solution in DCM, affording phenyl(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white foam (14.5 mg, 87%); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.32-7.22 (m,4H), 7.19 (t, J= 7.1 Hz, 1H), 3.94-3.61 (m, 2H), 3.48 (td, J= 9.8, 4.7Hz, 1H), 3.36 -3.32 (m, 1H), 3.27-2.86 (m, 4H), 2.49 (t, J= 8.7 Hz, 1H),2.10 (q, J= 10.2, 9.5 Hz, 2H), 1.29 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z282.2 [M + H]⁺. Also isolated was(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white foam (34 mg, 67%); ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.68-6.63 (m,5H), 3.82 (d, J= 11.7 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (dd, J= 11.9, 3.0 Hz, 1H), 3.37-3.28(m, 1H), 3.27-2.94 (m, 5H), 2.66-2.43 (m, 1H), 2.24-2.11 (m, 1H), 2.03(t, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 1.24 (d, J= 6.2 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z 282.2 [M + H]⁺.Each compound was isolated as a single diastereomer with thestereochemistry of the phenylpropyl group assigned randomly.

Example 9

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

K₂CO₃ (1000 mg, 7.24 mmol) was added to a solution of(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (300mg, 0.57 mmol) and 2-(2-bromoethyl)pyridine (900 mg, 4.86 mmol) in DMF(15 mL) in a sealed tube. The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h,and cooled to ambient temperature. The reaction mixture was poured intoice water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). The combinedorganic layer was washed with water (2 x 20 mL), separated, dried overNa₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording2-(2-((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethyl)pyridineas a white solid (340 mg, 95%). ESI MS m/z 629.34 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (183 mg, 0.29 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ (1 M in DCM, 2.1 mL, 2.1 mmol) at-78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 h before beingquenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture was stirred at ambienttemperature for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (63 mg, 81%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.51-8.45 (m,1H), 7.81 (td, J = 7.7, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, J= 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.24(m, 1H), 4.07-3.92 (m, 2H), 3.59 (ddd, J = 10.5, 8.9, 4.8 Hz, 1H),3.54-3.40 (m, 2H), 3.32-3.19 (m, 3H), 3.13 (t, J= 7.6 Hz, 2H), 2.71-2.57(m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 269.15 [M + H]⁺.

Example 10

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, to a solution of 2-(thiophen-2-yl)acetaldehyde (80 mg, 0.63mmol),(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (221mg, 0.42 mmol) and HOAc (three drops) in anhydrous MeOH (10 mL) wasadded NaBH₃CN (50 mg, 95%, 0.62 mmol). The mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 18 h, satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (30 mL) was added, and themixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The combined organicextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography using 30% EtOAc in hexanes, affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine(175 mg, 66%).

At -78° C. under Ar, to a solution of the above material (175 mg, 0.27mmol) in anhydrous DCM (2 mL) was added BCl₃ (3.0 mL, 1 M in DCM, 3.0mmol). The mixture was stirred at -78 for 2 h and 0° C. for 2 h, thenMeOH (20 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for an additional 2 h at0° C., and evaporated to dryness under rotavap. The residue was purifiedon silica gel by flash chromatography using 10% MeOH and 2% NH₃ solutionin DCM, affordingphenyl(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white foam (63 mg, 85%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.24 (dd, J =5.1, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 7.05-6.67 (m, 2H), 3.95 (d, J = 2.7 Hz, 2H), 3.60(ddd, J = 10.6, 9.1, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.46 (t, J = 9.4 Hz, 1H), 3.31-3.01(m, 6H), 2.88-2.44 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 274.1 [M + H]⁺.

Example 11

(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, to a solution of 2-(thiophen-3-yl)acetaldehyde (85 mg, 0.67mmol),(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (221mg, 0.42 mmol) and HOAc (three drops) in anhydrous MeOH (10 mL) wasadded NaBH₃CN (50 mg, 95%, 0.63 mmol). The mixture was stirred at roomtemperature for 18 h, satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (30 mL) was added, and themixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The combined organicextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography using 30% EtOAc in hexanes, affording(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine(181 mg, 68 %).

At -78° C. under Ar, to a solution of the above material (181 mg, 0.28mmol) in anhydrous DCM (2 mL) was added BCl₃ (6.0 mL, 1 M in DCM, 6.0mmol). The mixture was stirred at -78 for 2 h and 0° C. for 2 h, MeOH(20 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for an additional 2 h at 0°C., and evaporated to dryness under rotavap. The residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography using 10% MeOH and 2% NH₃ solution inDCM, affording phenyl(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white foam (23 mg, 29%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.34 (dd, J =5.0, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (d, J = 2.9 Hz, 1H), 7.02 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H),3.92 (qd, J= 12.2, 2.8 Hz, 2H), 3.55 (td, J = 9.9, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 3.39 (t,J = 9.5 Hz, 1H), 3.22 (t, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 3.15-3.05 (m, 2H), 3.01-2.94(m, 1H), 2.90-2.85 (m, 2H), 2.42 (t, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 2.37-2.29 (m, 1H);ESI MS m/z 274.3 [M + H]⁺.

Example 12

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.20 g, 0.38 mmol), (bromomethyl)cyclohexane (0.18 g, 1.0 mmol) andDIPEA (0.20 g, 1.6 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube wasstirred at 85° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled at RT anddiluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with EtOAc(2 x 30 mL) the combined extract was washed with brine (2 x 20 mL) anddried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporatedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel byflash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.17 g, 71%).

At -78° C. and under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.17 g,0.27 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (8 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 2.0 mL,2.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. The reactionmixture was cooled at -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and then concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ in MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (0.059 g, 83%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 4.73 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H), 4.64 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (d, J= 5.1 Hz, 1H), 4.06 (t,J= 5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.65-3.56 (m,2H), 3.44-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.20 (m, 1H),3.11-3.02 (m, 1H), 2.81-2.72 (m, 1H), 2.58-2.30 (m, 4H), 1.75-1.55 (m,5H), 1.46-1.33 (m, 1H), 1.24-1.05 (m, 3H), 0.85-0.70 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z260.187 [M + H]⁺.

Example 13

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (400mg, 0.76 mmol) and (1r,4r)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarbaldehyde(274 mg, 1.52 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (10 mL) was added HOAc (0.2 mL) andthe mixture was stirred for 30 min. NaBH(OAc)₃ (340 mg, 1.60 mmol) wasadded, and the resulting mixture was stirred at RT for 18 h. Thereaction was quenched with NaHCO₃ solution at 0° C. The mixture wasextracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). The combined organic layer was washedwith water (2 x 10 mL), separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and theresidue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)-methyl)piperidineas an oil (375 mg, 72%). ESI MS m/z 688.35 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (240 mg, 0.35 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ solution (1 M in DCM, 1.75 mL, 1.75mmol) at -78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 hbefore being quenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture wasstirred at RT for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (78 mg, 68%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 3.88-3.77 (m,2H), 3.69 (dd, J= 9.3, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.55-3.46 (m, 1H), 3.39 -3.34 (m,1H), 2.99 (q, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 2.72 (ddd, J = 12.6, 5.4, 1.0 Hz, 1H),2.64-2.46 (m, 3H), 2.15-2.02 (m, 1H), 2.02-1.89 (m, 4H), 1.56-1.44 (m,1H), 1.40-1.24 (m, 2H), 1.04-0.85 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 328.17 [M + H]⁺.

Example 14

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.25 g, 0.50 mmol), cis-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexanecarbaldehyde(0.12 g, 0.70 mmol) and NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.21 g, 1.0 mmol) in DCM (15 mL) wasstirred at RT for 3 days. The reaction mixture was diluted with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (10 mL), and extracted with DCM (3 × 15 mL). The combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:7 to 1:5),affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine as pale-yellowoil (0.31 g, 91%).

A mixture of the above material (0.31 g, 0.45 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.10 g, 0.19 mmol) and 6 drops of concentrated HCl in MeOH(20 mL) was stirred under hydrogen at one atmosphere of pressureovernight. The mixture was filtered through a celite cake, and thefiltrate was collected and concentrated to dryness. The residue wasdissolved in anhydrous pyridine (3 mL) at 0° C., to which was added Ac₂O(0.5 mL). The mixture was stirred at RT for 16 h, and diluted with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with EtOAc (2 × 20 mL) thecombined extract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration thesolvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue waspurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:4 to1:3), affording a clear oil. The clear oil was treated with 1 M NH₃ inMeOH (5 mL) at RT for 16 h. After concentration under reduced pressurethe residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 MNH₃ MeOH/DCM, 1:5), affording (2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.057 g, 39%, three steps) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ3.86-3.78 (m, 2H), 3.69 (dd, J = 9.3, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.55-3.43 (m, 1H),3.35 (t, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 3.04-2.96 (m, 1H), 2.84-2.68 (m, 2H),2.68-2.52 (m, 2H), 1.91-1.68 (m, 3H), 1.66-1.38 (m, 5H), 1.27 (d, J=21.8 Hz, 6H), 1.26-1.10 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 320.233 [M + H]⁺.

Example 15

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (130mg, 0.23 mmol) and 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-2-carbaldehyde (40 mg, 0.27mmol) in anhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added HOAc (0.1 mL) and stirred for 30min. NaBH(OAc)₃ (73 mg, 0.35 mmol) was added, and the resulting mixturewas stirred at RT for 18 h. The reaction was quenched with NaHCO₃solution at 0° C. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 × 20 mL). Thecombined organic layer was washed with water (2 × 10 mL), separated, anddried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration, the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)piperidineas an oil (90 mg, 60%). ESI MS m/z 654.35 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (90 mg, 0.14 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ solution (1 M in DCM, 0.69 mL, 0.69mmol) at -78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 hbefore being quenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture wasstirred at RT for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (23 mg, 56%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.20-7.14 (m,2H), 7.11-7.06 (m, 2H), 3.91-3.80 (m, 2H), 3.76-3.70 (m, 1H), 3.59-3.51(m, 1H), 3.42-3.34 (m, 1H), 3.10-2.97 (m, 3H), 2.85-2.60 (m, 7H); ESI MSm/z 294.17 [M + H]⁺.

Example 16

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.20 g, 0.38 mmol), (2-bromoethyl)cyclohexane (0.19 g, 1.0 mmol) andDIPEA (0.20 g, 1.6 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube wasstirred at 85° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled at RT anddiluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with EtOAc(2 × 30 mL) the combined extract was washed with brine (2 × 20 mL) anddried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporatedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel byflash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.17 g, 71%).

At -78° C. and under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.17 g,0.27 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (8 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 2.0 mL,2.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. The reactionmixture was cooled at -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and then concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ in MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (0.054 g, 74%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 4.71 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.65 (d, J= 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.61 (d, J= 5.1 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (s,br., 1H), 3.67-3.55 (m, 2H), 3.47-3.36 (m, 1H), 3.31-3.21 (m, 1H),3.12-3.06 (m, 1H), 2.85-2.76 (m, 1H), 2.72-2.62 (m, 1H), 2.61-2.43 (m,2H), 2.42-2.32 (m, 1H), 1.75-1.54 (m, 5H), 1.35-1.04 (m, 6H), 0.93-0.80(m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 274.202 [M + H]⁺.

Example 17

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.20 g, 0.38 mmol), (3-bromopropyl)cyclohexane (0.21 g, 1.0 mmol) andDIPEA (0.20 g, 1.6 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tube wasstirred at 85° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled at RT anddiluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with EtOAc(2 × 30 mL) the combined extract was washed with brine (2 × 20 mL) anddried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporatedunder reduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel byflash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.25 g, 100%).

At -78° C. and under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.25 g,0.38 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (8 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 3.0 mL,3.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. The reactionmixture was cooled at -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and then concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ in MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (0.095 g, 87%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 4.81-4.61(m, 3H), 4.09 (s, br., 1H), 3.69-3.56 (m, 2H), 3.48-3.36 (m, 1H),3.32-3.23 (m, 1H), 3.15-3.04 (m, 1H), 2.90-2.77 (m, 1H), 2.63-2.32 (m,4H), 1.70-1.54 (m, 5H), 1.44-1.32 (m, 2H), 1.25-1.08 (m, 6H), 0.91-0.78(m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 288.218 [M + H]⁺.

Example 18

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

A mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(7.50 g, 14.3 mmol) (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 14192 -14197),1-(2-bromoethyl)-2-fluorobenzene (4.14 g, 20.4 mmol) (TetrahedronAsymmetry, 2001, 12, 4, 585-596), tetra-butylammonium iodide (Bu₄NI)(0.450 g, 1.22 mmol) and K₂CO₃ (4.14 g, 30.0 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (40mL) was stirred at 100° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled atRT and diluted with water (300 mL). After extraction with Et₂O (2 × 100mL) the combined extract was washed with brine (3 × 100 mL) and driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:10 to 1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)piperidineas a pale-yellow oil (3.60 g, 39%); ESI MS m/z 646.327 [M + H]⁺.

At -78° C. and under N₂, to a solution of the above material (3.60 g,5.57 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (40 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 33 mL,33 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. The reactionmixture was cooled at -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and then concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (1 M NH₃ in MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (1.48 g, 93%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.26 (td, J=7.5, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.22-7.16 (m, 1H), 7.07 (td, J= 7.5, 1.2 Hz, 1H),7.04-6.99 (m, 1H), 3.94-3.75 (m, 2H), 3.67 (dd, J = 8.8, 5.2 Hz, 1H),3.53 (ddd, J = 9.5, 8.0, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 3.38 (t, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H),3.12-2.97 (m, 2H), 2.95-2.77 (m, 4H), 2.63 (dd, J= 12.4, 9.5 Hz, 1H);ESI MS m/z 286.139 [M + H]⁺.

Example 19

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.35 g, 0.67 mmol), 2-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenyl)acetaldehyde (0.14 g,0.81 mmol) and NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.20 g, 0.94 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was stirredat RT for 16 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (10 mL), and extracted with DCM (3 × 15 mL). The combined extractwas dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent wasevaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:9 to 1:6),affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.43 g, 94%).

At -78° C. and under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.43 g,0.63 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (10 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 4.0mL, 4.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. Thereaction mixture was cooled at -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and thenconcentrated to dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ inMeOH and purified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ inMeOH/DCM, 1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas white solid (0.15 g, 74%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.42-7.36 (m,1H), 7.31-7.25 (m, 1H), 7.16-7.10 (m, 1H), 4.71 (d, J= 4.9 Hz, 1H), 4.67(d, J= 4.1 Hz, 1H), 4.65 (d, J = 5.2 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 1H),3.72-3.56 (m, 2H), 3.40-3.30 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.20 (m, 1H), 3.12-3.04 (m,1H), 2.98-2.92 (m, 1H), 2.87-2.81 (m, 1H), 2.80-2.67 (m, 4H), 2.44 (dd,J = 11.9, 9.4 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 320.109 [M + H]⁺.

Example 20

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.20 g, 0.38 mmol), 4-(2-bromoethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (0.25 g, 0.96 mmol)and DIPEA (0.20 g, 1.6 mmol) in anhydrous DMF (5 mL) in a sealed tubewas stirred at 85° C. for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled at RTand diluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction withEtOAc (2 × 30 mL) the combined extract was washed with brine (2 × 20 mL)and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent wasevaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7),affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.18 g, 67%).

At -78° C. and under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.18 g,0.26 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (8 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 2.0 mL,2.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 3 h. The reactionmixture was cooled at -78° C., quenched with MeOH, and then concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ in MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (0.031 g, 35%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.69-7.61(m, 2H), 7.60-7.52 (m, 2H), 7.50-7.40 (m, 2H), 7.37-7.27 (m, 3H),4.48-4.60 (m, 3H), 4.19 (s, br., 1H), 3.73-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.47-3.39 (m,1H), .3.35-3.23 (m, 1H), 3.16-3.05 (m, 1H), 3.04-2.89 (m, 2H), 2.85-2.67(m, 4H), 2.53-2.44 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 344.185 [M + H]⁺.

Example 21

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.20 g, 0.38 mmol),2-(4-(3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenyl)acetaldehyde (0.12g, 0.50 mmol) and NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.15 g, 0.71 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) wasstirred at RT for 16 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (10 mL), and extracted with DCM (3 × 15 mL). The combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:6 to 1:4),affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(4-(3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.27 g, 75%).

A mixture of the above material (0.27 g, 0.36 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.070 g, 0.13 mmol) and 5 drops of concentrated HCl in MeOH(20 mL) was stirred under hydrogen at one atmosphere of pressureovernight. The mixture was filtered through a celite cake, and thefiltrate was collected and concentrated to dryness. The residue wasneutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH and purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM, 1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.12 g, 86%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 6.98-6.92(m, 2H), 4.71 (d, J= 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.69-4.62 (m, 2H), 4.14 (t, J = 4.9Hz, 1H), 3.97-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.72-3.51 (m, 2H), 3.39 (td, J = 11.5, 2.8Hz, 2H), 3.40-3.30 (m, 1H), 3.30-3.20 (m, 1H), 3.12-3.03 (m, 1H),2.98-2.56 (m, 7H), 2.42 (t, J= 10.6 Hz, 1H), 1.81-1.42 (m, 4H); ESI MSm/z 388.193 [M + H]⁺.

Example 22

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.20 g, 0.38 mmol), 2-(4-butoxyphenyl)acetaldehyde (0.12 g, 0.62 mmol)and NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.15 g, 0.71 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was stirred at RT for3 days. The reaction mixture was diluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (10mL), and extracted with DCM (3 × 15 mL). The combined extract was driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:9 to 1:6), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(4-butoxyphenethyl)piperidineas pale-yellow oil (0.23 g, 86%).

A mixture of the above material (0.23 g, 0.33 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.10 g, 0.19 mmol) and 5 drops of concentrated HCl in MeOH(20 mL) was stirred under hydrogen at one atmosphere of pressureovernight. The mixture was filtered through a celite cake, and thefiltrate was collected and concentrated to dryness. The residue wasneutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH and purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM, 1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.051 g, 46%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 7.16-7.01(m, 2H), 6.90-6.73 (m, 2H), 4.87-4.51 (m, 3H), 4.14 (s, br. 1H), 3.91(t, J= 6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.70-3.57 (m, 2H), 3.45-3.35 (m, 1H), 3.34-3.24 (m,1H), 3.14-3.06 (m, 1H), 2.93-2.83 (m, 2H), 2.73-2.55 (m, 4H), 2.50-2.39(m, 1H), 1.71-1.62 (m, 2H), 1.49-1.33 (m, 2H), 0.92 (t, J= 7.4 Hz, 3H);ESI MS m/z 340.212 [M + H]⁺.

Example 23

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under N₂, a mixture of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(1.20 g, 2.29 mmol), 2-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenyl)acetaldehyde (0.68g, 3.0 mmol) and NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.85 g, 4.0 mmol) in DCM (30 mL) wasstirred at RT for 3 days. The reaction mixture was diluted with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (30 mL), and extracted with DCM (3 × 20 mL). The combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7),affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)piperidineas a pale-yellow oil (1.3 g, 77%). ESI MS m/z 736.3689 [M + H]⁺.

A mixture of the above material (1.30 g, 1.76 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.25 g, 0.47 mmol) and concentrated HCl (0.5 mL) in MeOH (80mL) was stirred under hydrogen at one atmosphere of pressure overnight.The mixture was filtered through a celite cake, and the filtrate wascollected and concentrated to dryness. The residue was neutralized with1 M NH₃ in MeOH and subsequently purified on silica gel by flash columnchromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM, 1:4), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.58 g, 88%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 6.53-6.47 (m,2H), 3.94 (t, J= 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.88-3.75 (m, 2H), 3.63 (dd, J = 8.9, 5.3Hz, 1H), 3.50 (ddd, J= 9.5, 8.1, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.36 (t, J= 8.5 Hz, 1H),3.06-2.90 (m, 2H), 2.88 (dd, J= 12.4, 5.0 Hz, 1H), 2.83-2.74 (m, 3H),2.61 (dd, J= 12.4, 9.5 Hz, 1H), 1.80-1.68 (m, 2H), 1.54-1.44 (m, 2H),0.98 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 3H); ESI MS m/z 376.1604 [M + H]⁺.

Example 24

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (600mg, 1.06 mmol) and tert-butyl 4-formylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (272 mg,1.28 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (10 mL) was added HOAc (0.2 mL) and themixture was stirred for 30 min. NaBH(OAc)₃ (337 mg, 1.59 mmol) wasadded, and the resulting mixture was stirred at RT for 18 h. Thereaction was quenched with NaHCO₃ solution at 0° C. The mixture wasextracted with EtOAc (3 × 20 mL). The combined organic layer was washedwith water (2 × 10 mL), separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and theresidue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography affordingtert-butyl4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylateas an oil (740 mg, 97%). ESI MS m/z 721.42 [M + H]⁺.

TFA (3 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and added to the above material (740 mg,1.03 mmol) in DCM (6 mL). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 min,then RT for 2 h. TFA and DCM were removed under vacuum. The residue wasdissolved in EtOAc (50 mL) and washed with NaHCO₃ solution (2 × 20 mL)then washed with water, separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and thecrude(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(piperidin-4-ylmethyl)piperidinewas used directly in the next step without further purification (624 mg,98%). ESI MS m/z 621.37 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (228 mg, 0.37 mmol) and4-bromofluorobenzene (128 mg, 0.74 mmol) in toluene (10 mL) was addedPd₂(dba)₃ (34 mg, 0.037 mmol) and RuPhos (35 mg, 0.074 mmol), followedby Cs₂CO₃ (361 mg, 1.11 mmol) under Ar. The mixture was stirred at 100°C. for 18 h, and then water was added at 0° C. The mixture was extractedwith EtOAc (2 × 30 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with water(2 × 10 mL), separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration thesolvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue waspurified on silica gel by flash chromatography affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidineas an oil (208 mg, 79%). ESI MS m/z 715.39 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (110 mg, 0.15 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ solution (1 M in DCM, 0.75 mL, 0.75mmol) at -78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 hbefore being quenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture wasstirred at RT for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (25 mg, 47%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.04-6.93 (m,4H), 3.91-3.80 (m, 2H), 3.74 -3.69 (m, 1H), 3.60-3.49 (m, 3H), 3.41-3.34(m, 1H), 3.06-2.99 (m, 1H), 2.80-2.56 (m, 6H), 1.97-1.84 (m, 2H),1.72-1.58 (m, 1H), 1.41-1.26 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 355.20 [M + H]⁺.

Example 25

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.78 g, 1.5 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was added (S)-tert-butyl3-formylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (0.45 g, 2.25 mmol) and HOAc (0.5 mL).After stirring at RT for 10 min, NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.5 g, 2.5 mmol) was addedand the mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated before diluting with DCM (25 mL). Organics were washed withsatd. aqueous NaHCO₃, brine, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄ andconcentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 3:7) affording (R)-tert-butyl3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylateas an oil (1.0 g, 94%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.40-7.27 (m, 20H),4.88 (d, J= 11.0 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (d, J= 11.1 Hz, 1H), 4.74 (d, J= 11.4 Hz,1H), 4.71-4.62 (m, 3H), 4.54 (d, J= 12.1 Hz, 1H), 4.50 (d, J= 12.4 Hz,1H), 3.73 (dd, J= 10.2, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.67 (td, J= 6.8, 5.8, 3.6 Hz, 1H),3.59-3.42 (m, 3H), 3.39-3.25 (m, 3H), 3.04-2.89 (m, 1H), 2.87-2.79 (m,1H), 2.76-2.63 (m, 1H), 2.61-2.52 (m, 2H), 2.37-2.25 (m, 1H), 1.88-1.80(bs, 1H), 1.60-1.54 (m, 2H), 1.50 (s, 9H); ESI MS m/z 707.404 [M + H]⁺.

The above material (1.0 g, 1.45 mmol) was taken up in 3:7 TFA:DCM (16mL) solution at 0° C. and stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture waswarmed to RT over 2 h before concentrated to dryness. Diluted with EtOAc(30 mL) and washed organics with satd. NaHCO₃ (2 × 50 mL), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, and concentrated to afford(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((S)—pyrrolidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidineas an oil (0.8 g, 90%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.40-7.26 (m, 20H),4.88 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.83 (d, J= 10.9 H z, 1H), 4.76-4.62 (m, 4H),4.56-4.49 (m, 3H), 3.85 (dd, J = 10.1, 7.1 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (dd, J = 10.2,2.6 Hz, 1H), 3.70-3.63 (m, 1H), 3.59-3.47 (m, 2H), 3.34 (td, J = 6.6,6.2, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 3.06-2.91 (m, 3H), 2.90-2.83 (m, 1H), 2.80-2.44 (m,4H), 2.31 (tt, J = 13.9, 6.1 Hz, 1H), 1.84 (dtd, J= 13.2, 8.0, 5.6 Hz,1H), 1.42 (dq, J = 13.8, 7.2 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 607.350 [M + H]⁺.

To a solution of the above material (0.19 g, 0.31 mmol) and2-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (0.11 g, 0.62 mmol) in dry DMF (5mL) was added K₂CO₃ (0.12 g, 0.93 mmol) and the reaction mixture washeated at 120° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was partitionedbetween EtOAc (50 mL) and water; organics were separated, and dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 2:8) affording3-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((R)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridine as an oil (0.1 g, 43%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.32 (dd, J=4.7, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (dd, J= 7.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41-7.27 (m, 20H),6.66 (dd, J= 7.8, 4.7 Hz, 1H), 4.89 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.84 (d, J=10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.75 (d, J= 11.5 Hz, 1H), 4.70 (s, 2H), 4.68-4.62 (m, 1H),4.58-4.49 (m, 2H), 3.88 (dd, J= 10.2, 7.1 Hz, 1H), 3.74 (dd, J= 10.4,2.8 Hz, 1H), 3.72-3.49 (m, 6H), 3.40-3.31 (m, 2H), 2.88 (dt, J = 11.9,5.8 Hz, 1H), 2.78 (dd, J = 12.8, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.67 (dd, J = 12.7, 6.6Hz, 1H), 2.64-2.53 (m, 1H), 2.40 (dq, J = 14.6, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 1.97 (dq, J= 11.7, 5.8 Hz, 1H), 1.63 (dq, J= 12.3, 8.0 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 752.362[M + H]⁺.

At -78° C., under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.1 g, 0.13mmol) in DCM (8 mL) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 0.8 mL, 0.8 mmol), andthe mixture was stirred for 3 h while the bath temperature reached 0° C.The mixture was then cooled at -78° C., and MeOH (3 mL) was addedcarefully. After stirring at RT for 30 min the mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was neutralized with 1 MNH₃ in MeOH solution (2 × 5 mL) and concentrated again under reducedpressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(MeOH/DCM, 1:9), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol (0.031 g, 60.9%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.25 (dd, J= 4.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (dd, J= 7.8, 1.8 Hz,1H), 6.73 (dd, J= 7.8, 4.7 Hz, 1H), 3.91-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.71 (dd, J= 9.3,5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.68-3.61 (m, 3H), 3.53 (ddd, J= 10.0, 8.5, 5.2 Hz, 1H),3.44-3.35 (m, 2H), 3.06 (p, J= 6.1, 5.7 Hz, 1H), 2.90-2.73 (m, 3H),2.68-2.60 (m, 1H), 2.53 (h, J= 7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.10 (dq, J= 11.9, 6.1 Hz,1H), 1.71 (dq, J= 12.1, 7.9 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 392.176 [M + H]⁺.

Example 26

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((S)—pyrrolidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidine(0.14 g, 0.23 mmol) and 2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl) thiazole (0.1 g,0.46 mmol) in DMA (5 mL) was added Cs₂CO₃ (0.22 g, 0.69 mmol) under Ar.The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h, and then water was added at0° C. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 × 20 mL). The combinedorganic layer was washed with water (2 × 20 mL), separated, and driedover Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording4-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((S)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)thiazoleas an oil (0.11 g, 63%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.39-7.27 (m, 20H),6.90 (d, J= 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.89 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.83 (d, J= 10.9 Hz,1H), 4.75 (d, J= 11.5 Hz, 1H), 4.70-4.68 (m, 2H), 4.64 (d, J= 11.5 Hz,1H), 4.57-4.48 (m, 2H), 3.87 (dd, J= 10.2, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 3.77-3.64 (m,2H), 3.60-3.42 (m, 5H), 3.34-3.27 (m, 1H), 3.16 (dd, J= 10.1, 6.5 Hz,1H), 2.84 (dd, J= 12.2, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 2.76-2.46 (m, 4H), 2.09-1.98 (m,1H), 1.72 (dq, J= 12.7, 7.5 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 758.321 [M + H]⁺.

At -78° C., under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.11 g, 0.15mmol) in DCM (5 ml) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 0.75 mL, 0.75 mmol),and the mixture was stirred for 3 h while the bath temperature reached0° C. The mixture was then cooled at -78° C., and MeOH (3 mL) was addedcarefully. After stirring at RT for 30 min the mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was neutralized with 1 MNH₃ in MeOH solution (2 × 5 mL) and concentrated again under reducedpressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(MeOH/DCM, 1:9), affording (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.04 g, 67%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.14 (s, 1H),3.90-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.71 (dd, J= 9.3, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.65-3.44 (m, 4H),3.37 (dd, J= 8.9, 6.7 Hz, 1H), 3.28 (dd, J= 10.1, 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.06 (q,J= 5.7 Hz, 1H), 2.88-2.80 (m, 2H), 2.76 (dd, J= 12.7, 8.5 Hz, 1H),2.71-2.61 (m, 2H), 2.20 (dtd, J= 12.2, 6.9, 4.9 Hz, 1H), 1.86 (dq, J=12.4, 7.6 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 398.132 [M + H]⁺.

Example 27

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((R)—pyrrolidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidine(210 mg, 0.35 mmol) and 2-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (127 mg,0.70 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was added DIPEA (0.24 mL, 1.39 mmol). Themixture was stirred at 100° C. for 18 h, and then water was added at 0°C. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 × 30 mL). The combinedorganic layer was washed with water (2 × 10 mL), separated, and driedover Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording3-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((S)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)pyridineas an oil (100 mg, 38%). ESI MS m/z 752.36 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (95 mg, 0.13 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ solution (1 M in DCM, 0.63 mL, 0.63mmol) at -78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 hbefore being quenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture wasstirred at RT for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (30 mg, 59%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.26 (dd, J=4.9, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.87 (dd, J= 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (dd, J= 7.8, 4.7Hz, 1H), 3.90-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.76-3.59 (m, 4H), 3.58-3.49 (m, 1H),3.44-3.34 (m, 2H), 3.11-3.03 (m, 1H), 2.90 (dd, J= 12.8, 6.8 Hz, 1H),2.83-2.76 (m, 1H), 2.73-2.61 (m, 2H), 2.60-2.48 (m, 1H), 2.15-2.04 (m,1H), 1.80-1.67 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 392.17 [M + H]⁺.

Example 28

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(1.42 g, 2.71 mmol) and (R)-tert-butyl 3-formylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate(0.60 g, 3.01 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (20 mL) was added HOAc (0.2 mL) andthe mixture was stirred for 30 min. NaBH(OAc)₃ (745 mg, 3.51 mmol) wasadded, and the resulting mixture was stirred at RT for 18 h. Thereaction was quenched with NaHCO₃ solution at 0° C. The mixture wasextracted with EtOAc (3 × 20 mL). The combined organic layer was washedwith water (2 × 10 mL), separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and theresidue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography affording(S)-tert-butyl3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylateas an oil (1.51 g, 79%). ESI MS m/z 707.41 [M + H]⁺.

TFA (7 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and added to the above material (1.51 g,2.13 mmol) in DCM (20 mL). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 min,then RT for 2 h. TFA and DCM were removed under vacuum. The residue wasdissolved in EtOAc (80 mL) and washed with NaHCO₃ solution (2 × 20 mL)then washed with water, separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. Theresidue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((R)—pyrrolidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidineas an oil (886 mg, 68%). ESI MS m/z 607.35 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (210 mg, 0.35 mmol) and2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazole (162 mg, 0.70 mmol) in DMA (5 mL)was added Cs₂CO₃ (457 mg, 2.40 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 80° C.for 18 h, and then water was added at 0° C. The mixture was extractedwith EtOAc (2 × 30 mL). The combined organic layer was washed with water(2 × 10 mL), separated, and dried over Na₂SO₄. After filtration thesolvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue waspurified on silica gel by flash chromatography affording4-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((S)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)thiazoleas an oil (161 mg, 61%). ESI MS m/z 758.32 [M + H]⁺.

To a stirred solution of the above material (150 mg, 0.35 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (5 mL) was added BCl₃ solution (1 M in DCM, 1.0 mL, 1.0mmol) at -78° C. under N₂. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 hbefore being quenched with anhydrous MeOH (1 mL). The mixture wasstirred at RT for 10 min. Solvent was removed under vacuum, the residuewas dissolved in 1 M NH₃ in MeOH (10 mL) and stirred for another 10 min,after which solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purifiedby silica gel chromatography to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (50 mg, 63%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.15-7.13 (m,1H), 3.90-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.74-3.67 (m, 1H), 3.65-3.43 (m, 4H), 3.40-3.34(m, 1H), 3.31-3.23 (m, 1H), 3.09-3.02 (m, 1H), 2.94-2.60 (m, 5H),2.25-2.14 (m, 1H), 1.94-1.80 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 398.13 [M + H]⁺.

Example 29

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine (0.8g, 1.5 mmol) in DCM (30 mL) was added (S)-tert-butyl3-formylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (0.42 g, 2.0 mmol) and HOAc (0.5 mL).After stirring at RT for 10 min, NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.48 g, 2.26 mmol) wasadded and the mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The reaction mixturewas concentrated before diluting with DCM (25 mL). Organics were washedwith satd. aqueous NaHCO₃, brine, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄ andconcentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 3:7) affording (R)-tert-butyl3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate as an oil (1.0 g, 94%).¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.38-7.27 (m, 20H), 4.88 (d, J= 11.1 Hz, 1H),4.82 (d, J= 11.1 Hz, 1H), 4.75 (d, J= 11.5 Hz, 1H), 4.71-4.63 (m, 3H),4.57-4.49 (m, 2H), 3.99-3.87 (m, 2H), 3.85 (dd, J = 10.1, 6.9 Hz, 1H),3.75-3.68 (m, 2H), 3.63-3.48 (m, 2H), 3.31-3.25 (m, 1H), 2.89-2.77 (m,2H), 2.66-2.51 (m, 3H), 2.44 (dd, J= 13.0, 5.6 Hz, 1H), 1.73-1.57 (m,3H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.45-1.33 (m, 1H), 1.07 (q, J= 10.1 Hz, 1H); ESI MSm/z 721.421 [M + H]⁺.

The above material (1.0 g, 1.4 mmol) was taken up in 3:7 TFA:DCM (16 mL)solution at 0° C. and stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture waswarmed to RT over 2 h before concentrated to dryness. Diluted with EtOAc(30 mL) and washed organics with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (2 × 50 mL), driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄, and concentrated to yield(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((S)—piperidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidineas an oil (0.8 g, 92%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.85 (bs, 1H),7.39-7.27 (m, 20H), 4.85 (d, J= 11.0 Hz, 1H), 4.81 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H),4.72-4.61 (m, 4H), 4.56-4.45 (m, 2H), 3.85 (dd, J= 10.3, 7.6 Hz, 1H),3.70 (dd, J= 10.3, 2.6 Hz, 1H), 3.63 (dd, J = 9.2, 5.7 Hz, 1H),3.57-3.46 (m, 2H), 3.42 (dd, J = 12.7, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 3.34-3.21 (m, 2H),2.92 (dd, J= 11.9, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 2.72 (ddt, J= 16.3, 11.7, 5.2 Hz, 1H),2.65-2.49 (m, 3H), 2.41 (dd, J= 13.1, 10.6 Hz, 1H), 2.05-1.93 (m, 1H),1.83-1.69 (m, 3H), 1.11-0.96 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 621.362 [M + H]⁺.

To a solution of the above material (0.155 g, 0.25 mmol) and2-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (0.09 g, 0.5 mmol) in dry DMF (6mL) was added K₂CO₃ (0.1 g, 0.75 mmol) and the reaction mixture washeated at 120° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was partitionedbetween EtOAc (50 mL) and water, organics were separated, and dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 2:8) affording3-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((R)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)pyridineas an oil (0.1 g, 52.2%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.42 (dd, J= 4.8,1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.85 (dd, J= 7.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.27 (m, 20H), 6.95(dd, J= 7.8, 4.7 Hz, 1H), 4.85 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.81 (d, J= 10.9 Hz,1H), 4.73 (d, J= 11.4 Hz, 1H), 4.69-4.59 (m, 3H), 4.56-4.47 (m, 2H),3.85 (dd, J= 10.1, 6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.77-3.63 (m, 3H), 3.62-3.45 (m, 3H),3.25 (td, J= 6.4, 2.5 Hz, 1H), 3.02-2.87 (m, 2H), 2.65-2.54 (m, 2H),2.54-2.45 (m, 2H), 1.90 (q, J= 5.3 Hz, 1H), 1.84-1.58 (m, 3H), 1.14-1.01(m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 766.378 [M + H]⁺.

At -78° C., under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.1 g, 0.13mmol) in DCM (6 ml) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 0.65 mL, 0.65 mmol),and the mixture was stirred for 3 h while the bath temperature reached0° C. The mixture was then cooled at -78° C., and MeOH (3 mL) was addedcarefully. After stirring at RT for 30 min the mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was neutralized with 1 MNH₃ in MeOH solution (2 × 5 mL) and concentrated again under reducedpressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(MeOH/DCM, 1:9) yielding(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.033 g, 62%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.43 (dd, J=4.9, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (dd, J = 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.13-7.07 (m, 1H),3.89-3.82 (m, 2H), 3.74-3.69 (m, 1H), 3.66 (dd, J = 9.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H),3.53-3.46 (m, 2H), 3.37 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 2.99-2.92 (m, 2H), 2.80(dd, J= 12.2, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 2.68 (dd, J= 13.2, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 2.63-2.50 (m,3H), 1.93 (dt, J = 9.6, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 1.88-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.76-1.63 (m,1H), 1.21-1.10 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 406.189 [M + H]⁺.

Example 30

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((S)—piperidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidine(0.16 g, 0.25 mmol) and 2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl) thiazole (0.11 g,0.50 mmol) in DMA (5 mL) was added Cs₂CO₃ (0.24 g, 0.75 mmol) under Ar.The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h, and then water was added at0° C. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 × 20 mL). The combinedorganic layer was washed with water (2 × 20 mL), separated, and driedover Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording4-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((R)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)thiazole as an oil (0.11 g,59.5%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.41-7.27 (m, 20H), 6.89 (d, J= 1.2Hz, 1H), 4.89 (d, J= 10.8 Hz, 1H), 4.84 (d, J= 10.8 Hz, 1H), 4.75 (d, J=11.5 Hz, 1H), 4.72-4.63 (m, 3H), 4.58-4.50 (m, 2H), 3.96 (dt, J= 13.2,4.2 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (dd, J= 10.2, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.81-3.69 (m, 3H),3.66-3.59 (m, 1H), 3.54 (q, J = 9.9, 9.1 Hz, 1H), 3.31-3.24 (m, 1H),3.23-3.12 (m, 1H), 2.89-2.74 (m, 2H), 2.68-2.52 (m, 3H), 1.81-1.71 (m,3H), 1.61 (qd, J= 10.6, 10.0, 4.6 Hz, 1H), 1.18 (q, J= 10.7 Hz, 1H); ESIMS m/z 772.331 [M + H]⁺.

At -78° C., under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.11 g, 0.14mmol) in DCM (8 ml) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 1.1 mL, 1.1 mmol), andthe mixture was stirred for 3 h while the bath temperature reached 0° C.The mixture was then cooled at -78° C., and MeOH (3 mL) was addedcarefully. After stirring at RT for 30 min the mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was neutralized with 1 MNH₃ in MeOH solution (2 × 5 mL) and concentrated again under reducedpressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(MeOH/DCM, 1:9), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.049 g, 85%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.17 (s, 1H),3.94-3.85 (m, 4H), 3.74 (dd, J = 9.4, 5.6 Hz, 1H), 3.54 (ddd, J= 10.2,8.6, 5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.36 (d, J = 9.0 Hz, 1H), 3.20 (ddd, J = 13.4, 10.6,3.4 Hz, 1H), 3.02 (p, J= 6.1 Hz, 1H), 2.95 (dd, J= 13.0, 9.3 Hz, 1H),2.79 (dd, J= 12.4, 5.2 Hz, 1H), 2.74-2.55 (m, 3H), 1.94-1.75 (m, 3H),1.70-1.58 (m, 1H), 1.30-1.22 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 412.144 [M + H]⁺.

Example 31

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.91 g, 1.7 mmol) in DCM (30 mL) was added (R)-tert-butyl3-formylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (0.54 g, 2.5 mmol) and HOAc (0.5 mL).After stirring at RT for 10 min, NaBH(OAc)₃ (0.6 g, 2.9 mmol) was addedand the mixture was stirred at RT overnight. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated before diluting with DCM (25 mL). Organics were washed withsatd. aqueous NaHCO₃, brine, dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄ andconcentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 3:7) affording (S)-tert-butyl3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate as an oil (1.0 g, 81%).¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.38-7.27 (m, 20H), 4.88 (d, J= 11.0 Hz, 1H),4.83 (d, J= 11.0 Hz, 1H), 4.77-4.67 (m, 3H), 4.65 (d, J= 11.5 Hz, 1H),4.57-4.47 (m, 2H), 3.99-3.89 (m, 2H), 3.85 (dd, J= 10.1, 6.9 Hz, 1H),3.73 (dd, J= 11.1, 3.6 Hz, 2H), 3.70 (d, J= 8.7 Hz, 1H), 3.60-3.48 (m,2H), 3.37 (tt, J= 6.4, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 2.90-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.65-2.52 (m,2H), 2.52-2.35 (m, 1H), 1.80-1.72 (bs, 1H), 1.68-1.58 (m, 2H), 1.48 (s,9H), 1.45-1.34 (m, 1H),1.02 (q, J= 11.2 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 721.417 [M +H]⁺.

The above material (1.0 g, 1.4 mmol) was taken up in 3:7 TFA:DCM (16 mL)solution at 0° C. and stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture waswarmed to RT over 2 h before concentrated to dryness. Diluted with EtOAc(30 mL) and washed organics with satd. NaHCO₃ (2 × 50 mL), dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄, and concentrated to yield(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1—((R)—piperidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidine as an oil (0.85 g, 93%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.89 (bs,1H), 7.38-7.26 (m, 20H), 4.86-4.75 (m, 2H), 4.69 (d, J= 6.8 Hz, 1H),4.68-4.59 (m, 3H), 4.51 (d, J= 12.1 Hz, 1H), 4.46 (d, J= 12.1 Hz, 1H),3.83 (dd, J= 10.3, 7.3 Hz, 1H), 3.72-3.66 (m, 1H), 3.62 (dd, J= 9.1, 5.6Hz, 1H), 3.55-3.41 (m, 2H), 3.34-3.26 (m, 3H), 2.80-2.50 (m, 4H),2.48-2.34 (m, 2H), 2.07-1.99 (m, 1H), 1.86-1.65 (m, 3H), 0.99 (q, J=11.0 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z 621.368 [M + H]⁺.

To a solution of the above material (0.18 g, 0.29 mmol) and2-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (0.10 g, 0.58 mmol) in dry DMF (6mL) was added K₂CO₃ (0.12 g, 0.87 mmol) and the reaction mixture washeated at 120° C. overnight. The reaction mixture was partitionedbetween EtOAc (50 mL) and water, organics were separated, and dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 2:8) affording3-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((S)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)pyridine as an oil (0.1 g,46.8%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.41 (dd, J= 4.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.84(dd, J= 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.38-7.27 (m, 20H), 6.94 (dd, J= 7.8, 4.7 Hz,1H), 4.86 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.80 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.74-4.60 (m,4H), 4.54 (d, J= 12.1 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (d, J= 12.2 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (dd, J=10.2, 6.7 Hz, 1H), 3.73 (dd, J= 10.2, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 3.68 (dd, J= 9.3, 5.8Hz, 1H), 3.65-3.60 (m, 1H), 3.58-3.43 (m, 4H), 2.95-2.86 (m, 1H),2.81-2.73 (m, 2H), 2.63-2.46 (m, 2H), 2.33 (dd, J = 12.7, 8.6 Hz, 1 H),1.97 (bs, 1H), 1.81-1.56 (m, 3H), 1.10-0.97 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 766.37[M + H]⁺.

At -78° C., under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.1 g, 0.13mmol) in DCM (6 ml) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 1.0 mL, 1.0 mmol), andthe mixture was stirred for 3 h while the bath temperature reached 0° C.The mixture was then cooled at -78° C., and MeOH (3 mL) was addedcarefully. After stirring at RT for 30 min the mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was neutralized with 1 MNH₃ in MeOH solution (2 × 5 mL) and concentrated again under reducedpressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(MeOH/DCM, 1:9) yielding(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triolas a white solid (0.03 g, 62%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 8.44 (dd, J=5.0, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (dd, J = 7.8, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.14-7.07 (m, 1H),3.92-3.80 (m, 2H), 3.70 (dd, J = 9.3, 5.1 Hz, 1H), 3.64 (dt, J= 12.6,2.2 Hz, 1H), 3.57-3.43 (m, 2H), 3.38 (t, J= 8.7 Hz, 1H), 3.13-3.06(m,1H), 2.96 (t, J= 11.5 Hz, 1H), 2.82 (dd, J= 13.0, 5.4 Hz, 1H).2.78-2.43(m, 4H), 2.08-1.98 (m, 1H),1.94-1.84 (m, 1H), 1.83-1.76 (m, 1H),1.76-1.63 (m, 1H), 1.23-1.12 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 406.194 [M + H]⁺.

Example 32

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a stirred solution of(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-((R)-piperidin-3-ylmethyl)piperidine(0.15 g, 0.24 mmol) and 2-bromo-4-(trifluoromethyl) thiazole (0.11 g,0.48 mmol) in DMA (5 mL) was added Cs₂CO₃ (0.23 g, 0.72 mmol) under Ar.The mixture was stirred at 80° C. for 18 h, and then water was added at0° C. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 × 20 mL). The combinedorganic layer was washed with water (2 × 20 mL), separated, and driedover Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated under reducedpressure, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography affording4-(trifluoromethyl)-2—((S)—3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)thiazoleas an oil (0.12 g, 64.7%). ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 7.43-7.27 (m, 20H),6.90 (s, 1H), 4.90 (d, J = 10.9 Hz, 1H), 4.84 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H),4.78-4.64 (m, 4H), 4.55 (d, J= 12.2 Hz, 1H), 4.51 (d, J = 12.1 Hz, 1H),3.96-3.80 (m, 3H), 3.78-3.71 (m, 2H), 3.61 (ddd, J = 10.2, 8.7, 5.6 Hz,1H), 3.51 (t, J= 9.2 Hz, 1H), 3.44-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.14 (ddd, J= 13.7,11.1, 3.1 Hz, 1H), 2.82-2.74 (m, 3H), 2.65 (dd, J= 11.9, 10.3 Hz, 1H),2.40 (dd, J= 12.8, 8.3 Hz, 1H), 1.93-1.82 (m, 1H), 1.83-1.69 (m, 2H),1.66-1.54 (m, 1H), 1.14 (ddd, J= 18.1, 10.2, 5.8 Hz, 1H); ESI MS m/z772.329 [M + H]⁺.

At -78° C., under Ar, to a solution of the above material (0.12 g, 0.15mmol) in DCM (8 ml) was added BCl₃ (1.0 M in DCM, 1.3 mL, 1.3 mmol), andthe mixture was stirred for 3 h while the bath temperature reached 0° C.The mixture was then cooled at -78° C., and MeOH (3 mL) was addedcarefully. After stirring at RT for 30 min the mixture was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was neutralized with 1 MNH₃ in MeOH solution (2 × 5 mL) and concentrated again under reducedpressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(MeOH/DCM, 1:9), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.056 g, 90%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 7.18 (s, 1H),3.97-3.89 (m, 2H), 3.88-3.85 (m, 2H), 3.72 (dd, J= 9.1, 5.3 Hz, 1H),3.56 (ddd, J = 9.3, 8.2, 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.37 (t, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 3.16(ddd, J = 12.9, 11.0, 3.3 Hz, 1H), 3.05 (q, J= 5.7 Hz, 1H), 2.89 (dd, J=13.0, 9.8 Hz, 1H), 2.82-2.75 (m, 1H), 2.74-2.64 (m, 2H), 2.56 (dd, J =13.0, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 1.99-1.85 (m, 2H), 1.80 (dt, J = 13.3, 3.9 Hz, 1H),1.70-1.58 (m, 1H), 1.30-1.21 (m, 1H); ESI MS m/z 412.154 [M + H]⁺.

Example 311

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar to a solution of cyclohexane-1,4-diyldimethanol (2.00 g, 13.9mmol) in anhydrous DCM (60 mL) cooled at 0° C. was added DIPEA (2.06 g,16.0 mmol) and benzoyl chloride (1.97 g, 14.0 mmol). The mixture wasstirred at RT for 16 h, and then diluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (50mL). After extraction with DCM (3 × 30 mL) the combined extract wasdried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporatedunder vacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:3 to 1:2) to give(4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl benzoate as a pale-yellow oil (1.51g, 43%).

A mixture of the above material (0.950 g, 3.83 mmol) and DMP (2.12 g,5.0 mmol) in DCM (30 mL) was stirred at RT for 1 h, forming a whitesuspension. Hexanes (40 mL) was added, and the suspension was filteredthrough a Celite cake. The filtrate was collected and concentrated undervacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:4), affording(4-formylcyclohexyl)methyl benzoate as a colorless oil (0.50 g, 53%).

Under Ar to a solution of the above material (0.50 g, 2.0 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (10 mL) cooled at -78° C. was added DAST (0.80 g, 5.0mmol), and the mixture was stirred at -78° C. for 30 min and then at RTfor 5 h. The mixture was cooled at -78° C. and quenched with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL). The organic layer was collected, and the aqueouswas extracted with DCM (3 × 20 mL). The combined extract was dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated undervacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:10), affording(4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl benzoate as a colorless oil (0.40g, 75%).

A mixture of the above material (0.40 g, 1.5 mmol) and K₂CO₃ (0.45 g,0.33 mmol) in MeOH (25 mL) was stirred for 16 h. The solvent was removedunder vacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:2), affording(4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methanol as a clear liquid (0.21 g, 86%).

To solution of the above material (0.21 g, 1.3 mmol) in acetone (25 mL)cooled at 0° C. was added a solution of CrO₃ (0.60 g. 6.0 mmol) in 2.0 Maqueous H₂SO₄ (6 mL) precooled at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C.for 1 h, and at RT for 16 h. Then isopropanol (5 mL) was added, and themixture was stirred for another 1 h. After concentration under vacuumthe mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 ×20 mL). The combined extract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, and the residue waspurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:1 to3:1), affording 4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid as a whitesolid (0.22 g, 96%). ¹H NMR indicated the solid contains a mixture ofcis and trans isomers in a ratio of cis:trans = 0.32:0.68).

A mixture of 4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (0.050 g, 0.28mmol),(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.147 g, 0.281 mmol) (Lahav et al. JAm Chem Soc 2017, 139, 14192-14197), HATU (0.20 g, 0.53 mmol) and DIPEA (0.11 g, 0.85 mmol) in DMF(5 mL) was stirred at RT for 16 h. The mixture was diluted with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 15 mL). Thecombined extract was washed with brine (2 × 20 mL) and dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified and separated on silicagel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:5 to 1:3), affording((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.13 g, 68%) and((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.055 g, 29%), both as white solids. ESI MS m/z 684.352 [M + H]⁺.

Under Ar to a solution of((1r,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.14 g, 0.20 mmol) in anhydrous Et₂O (10 mL) cooled at 0° C. was addedLAH (0.050 g, 1.3 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 h.The reaction was then quenched with water and diluted with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with Et₂O (3 × 30 mL) the combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7) to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidineas a colorless oil (0.10 g, 73%). ESI MS m/z 670.372 [M + H]⁺.

A mixture of the above material (0.10 g, 0.15 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.050 g, 0.094 mmol) and 2 drops of conc. HCl in MeOH (15 mL)was stirred under hydrogen (1 atm.) overnight. The mixture was filteredthrough a Celite cake, and the filtrate was collected and concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.033 g, 72%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (500 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 5.75 (td, J=57.1, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.90-3.79 (m, 2H), 3.70 (dd, J= 9.3, 5.5 Hz, 1H),3.55-3.48 (m, 1H), 3.39-3.33 (m, 1H), 3.04-2.99 (m, 1H), 2.78-2.70 (m,2H), 2.65-2.57 (m, 2H), 1.90-1.76 (m, 2H), 1.64-1.46 (m, 8H); ESI MS m/z310.184 [M + H]⁺.

Example 312

(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar to a solution of((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.25 g, 0.37 mmol) in anhydrous THF (10 mL) cooled at 0° C. was addedLAH (0.050 g, 1.3 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 h.The reaction was then quenched with water and diluted with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with Et₂O (3 × 30 mL) the combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7) to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidineas a colorless oil (0.075 g, 30%). ESI MS m/z 670.377 [M + H]⁺.

A mixture of the above material (0.075 g, 0.11 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.050 g, 0.094 mmol) and 2 drops of conc. HCl in MeOH (20 mL)was stirred under hydrogen (1 atm.) overnight. The mixture was filteredthrough a Celite cake, and the filtrate was collected and concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.021 g, 60%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, CD₃OD) δ 5.71 (td, J =57.1, 4.5 Hz, 1H), 3.89-3.77 (m, 2H), 3.70 (dd, J = 9.2, 5.4 Hz, 1H),3.56-3.48 (m, 1H), 3.40-3.33 (m, 1H), 3.03-2.96 (m, 1H), 2.73 (dd, J=12.4, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 2.65-2.46 (m, 3H), 2.00-1.81 (m, 4H), 1.80-1.62 (m,1H), 1.55-1.41 (m, 1H), 1.26-1.10 (m, 2H), 1.00-0.82 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z310.183 [M + H]⁺.

Example 313

(2S,3R,4R,SS)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

To a solution of cis/trans-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid(3.20 g, 20.2 mmol) in anhydrous MeOH (50 mL) was added SOCl₂ (4.8 g, 40mmol) dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at RT for 4 h. The solventwas then removed under vacuum, and the residue was diluted with satd.aqueous NaHCO₃ (40 mL). After extraction with DCM (3 × 40 mL) thecombined extract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration thesolvent was evaporated under vacuum to give a clear liquid. The liquidwas dissolved in anhydrous DMF (30 mL) and cooled at 0° C., andimidazole (2.72 g, 40.0 mmol) and TBDMSCl (4.52 g, 30.0 mmol) was thenadded. After stirred at RT for 16 h the mixture was diluted with brine(100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 40 mL). The combined extract waswashed with brine (2 × 100 mL) and dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, and the residue waspurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:9),affording a colorless oil. Under Ar the oil was dissolved in anhydrousTHF 50 mL), and the solution was cooled at 0° C. LAH (1.00 g, 26.3 mmol)was added portion-wise, and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 h.Wet sodium sulfate heptahydrate (50 g) was added to quench the reaction,and the suspension was stirred for 30 min. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under vacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gelby flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:4 to 1:2) to give a mixture ofcis andtrans-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)methanol as acolorless oil (4.6 g, 88%, 3 steps).

Under Ar to a solution of DMSO (1.95 g, 25.0 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (80mL) cooled at -78° C. was added a solution of oxalyl chloride (1.93 g,15.0 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (20 mL). After addition the mixture wasstirred -78° C. for 1 h, and a solution of the above material (2.58 g,10.0 mmol) in anhydrous DCM (20 mL) was added. After the mixture wasstirred at -78° C. for 1 h Et₃N (5.4 mL, 40 mmol) was added, and themixture was stirred at -78° C. for 30 min, and then at RT for 30 min.The mixture was then diluted with satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (50 mL) and theorganic layer was collected. The aqueous layer was extracted with DCM(50 mL) and the combined organic extract was dried over anhydrousNa₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, andthe residue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(EtOAc/hexanes, 1:9), affording4-(((tertbutyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-cyclohexanecarbaldehyde as acolorless oil (2.30 g, 90%).

Under Ar to a solution of the above material (2.30 g, 9.00 mmol) inanhydrous THF (40 mL) cooled 0° C. was added MeMgCl (3.0 M in THF, 4.0mL, 12 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at RT for 16 h. The mixturewas quenched with icy water, diluted with satd. aqueous NH₄Cl (30 mL),and extracted with EtOAc (2 × 50 mL). The combined extract was driedover anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated undervacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:4), affording1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)ethanol as acolorless oil (2.40 g, 98%).

A mixture of the above material (2.40 g, 8.80 mmol) and DMP (5.60 g,13.2 mmol) in DCM (50 mL) was stirred at RT for 3 h, forming a whitesuspension. Hexanes (50 mL) was added, and the suspension was filteredthrough a Celite cake. The filtrate was collected and concentrated undervacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:15 to 1:6), affording1-(4-(((tertbutyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)ethanone as acolorless oil (2.11 g, 89%).

Under Ar to a solution of the above material (2.11 g, 7.8 mmol) inanhydrous THF (30 mL) cooled at 0° C. was added TBAF (1.0 M in THF, 10.0mL, 10.0 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at RT for 3 h. After dilutedwith satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (40 mL) the mixture was extracted with EtOAc(2 × 30 mL), and the combined extract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄.After filtration the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, and theresidue was purified on silica gel by flash chromatography(EtOAc/hexanes, 2:3 to 1:1), affording1-(4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl)ethanone as a clear liquid (1.10 g, 92%).

Under Ar to a solution of the above material (1.10 g, 7.20 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (25 mL) cooled at 0° C. was added DMAP (0.25 g, 2.0 mmol),DIPEA (1.93 g, 15.0 mmol) and benzoyl chloride (1.40 g, 10.0 mmol). Themixture was stirred at RT for 16 h, and diluted with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (30 mL). After extraction with DCM (3 × 30 mL) the combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under vacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gelby flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:6 to 1:3) to give(4-acetylcyclohexyl)methyl benzoate as a pale-yellow oil (1.85 g, 99%).

Under Ar to a solution of the above material (1.70 g, 6.53 mmol) inanhydrous DCM (15 mL) was added DAST (5.74 g, 35.9 mmol), and themixture was stirred at RT for 1 h, and then heated at reflux for 4 days.The mixture was cooled at -78° C., and quenched with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (50 mL). After extracted with DCM (2 × 50 mL) the combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under vacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gelby flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:11 to 1:9), affording(4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl benzoate as a pale-yellow oil(1.45 g, 79%).

A mixture of the above material (1.45 g, 5.13 mmol) and K₂CO₃ (1.5 g, 11mmol) in MeOH (40 mL) was stirred for 16 h. The solvent was removedunder vacuum, and the residue was purified on silica gel by flashchromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:4 to 1:2), affording(4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methanol as a clear liquid (0.85 g,93%).

To solution of the above material (0.85 g, 4.8 mmol) in acetone (40 mL)cooled at 0° C. was added a solution of CrO₃ (1.5 g, 15 mmol) in 2.0 Maqueous H₂SO₄ (10 mL) precooled at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0°C. for 1 h, and at RT for 16 h. Then isopropanol (5 mL) was added, andthe mixture was stirred for another 1 h. After concentration undervacuum the mixture was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with DCM(3 × 30 mL). The combined extract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. Afterfiltration the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, affording4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid as a white solid (0.90g, 98%). ¹H NMR indicated the solid contained a mixture of cis and transisomers in a ratio of cis:trans = 0.35:0.65).

A mixture of 4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (0.192 g,1.00 mmol) and(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidine(0.340 g, 0.649 mmol), HATU (0.46 g, 1.2 mmol) and DIPEA (0.19 g, 1.5mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was stirred at RT for 16 h. The mixture was dilutedwith satd. aqueous NaHCO₃ (20 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 × 20 mL).The combined extract was washed with brine (2 × 20 mL) and dried overanhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solvent was evaporated underreduced pressure, and the residue was purified and separated on silicagel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:6 to 1:4), affording((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.28 g, 62%) and ((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.13 g, 29%), both as white solids.

Under Ar to a solution of((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.13 g, 0.19 mmol) in anhydrous Et₂O (15 mL) cooled at 0° C. was addedLAH (0.050 g, 1.3 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 h.The reaction was then quenched with water and diluted with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with Et₂O (3 × 20 mL) the combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7) to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidineas a colorless oil (0.099 g, 76%). ESI MS m/z 684.385 [M + H]⁺.

A mixture of the above material (0.099 g, 0.14 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.050 g, 0.094 mmol) and 2 drops of conc. HCl in MeOH (20 mL)was stirred under hydrogen (1 atm.) overnight. The mixture was filteredthrough a Celite cake, and the filtrate was collected and concentratedto dryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH andpurified on silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM,1:5), affording(2S,3R,4R,SS)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.034 g, 72%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) 4.74 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H), 4.65 (d, J= 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.61 (d, J= 5.1 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (t,J= 5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.69-3.58 (m, 2H), 3.47-3.38 (m, 1H), 3.31-3.22 (m, 1H),3.14-3.04 (m, 1H), 2.86-2.75 (m, 1H), 2.65 (dd, J= 13.0, 8.3 Hz, 1H),2.58-2.38 (m, 3H), 1.85-1.47 (m, 9H), 1.47-1.32 (m, 2H), 1.30-1.18 (m,2H); ESI MS m/z 324.199 [M + H]⁺.

Example 314

(2S,3R,4R,SS)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol

Under Ar to a solution of((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone(0.27 g, 0.39 mmol) in anhydrous Et₂O (20 mL) cooled at 0° C. was addedLAH (0.080 g, 2.1 mmol), and the mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 4 h.The reaction was then quenched with water and diluted with satd. aqueousNaHCO₃ (20 mL). After extraction with Et₂O (3 × 30 mL) the combinedextract was dried over anhydrous Na₂SO₄. After filtration the solventwas evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified onsilica gel by flash chromatography (EtOAc/hexanes, 1:12 to 1:7) to give(2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-tris(benzyloxy)-2-((benzyloxy)methyl)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidineas a colorless oil (0.23 g, 86%). ESI MS m/z 684.381 [M + H]⁺.

A mixture of the abover material (0.23 g, 0.34 mmol), Pd(OH)₂/C (20% Pdin weight, 0.080 g, 0.15 mmol) and 3 drops of conc. HCl in MeOH (25 mL)was stirred under hydrogen (1 atm.) overnight. The mixture was filteredthrough Celite, and the filtrate was collected and concentrated todryness. The residue was neutralized with 1 M NH₃ in MeOH and purifiedon silica gel by flash chromatography (0.5 M NH₃ MeOH/DCM, 1:5),affording(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-piperidine-3,4,5-triol(0.092 g, 85%) as a white solid. ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 4.74 (d, J=4.6 Hz, 1H), 4.64 (d, J= 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.60 (d, J= 5.0 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (t,J= 5.1 Hz, 1H), 3.67-3.58 (m, 2H). 3.42 (dt, J = 9.6, 5.1 Hz, 1H),3.29-3.20 (m, 1H), 3.12-3.03 (m, 1H), 2.82-2.74 (m, 1H), 2.57-2.33 (m,4H), 1.90-1.64 (m, 5H), 1.54 (t, J= 19.4 Hz, 3H), 1.45-1.30 (m, 1H),1.19-1.04 (m, 2H), 0.89-0.74 (m, 2H); ESI MS m/z 324.198 [M + H]⁺.

Examples 33-310, as indicated in Table 1, are synthesized according toprocedures analogous to the schemes and examples outlined herein.

Biological Activity Assay for Determination of IC₅₀ Values forInhibition of GBA2 in Cell Lysate

Stable GBA2-expressing HEK293T cells were generated as follows. ThePCR-amplified human GBA2 (GBA2 nucleotide accession number BC011363)using the following primers: Sense 5’---CGC AAA TGG GCG GTA GGC GTG---3’and antisense 5’---TAG TCA GCC ATG GGG CGG AGA ---3’) was cloned intopLenti-GIII-CMV by ABM Inc. The correctness of the construct wasverified by sequencing. Lentivirus particles containing GBA2 in thepLenti-GIII-CMV plasmid were prepared using a third Generation VirusPackaging Mix (ABM cat# LV053-G074) in HEK293T cells and supplied as avirus particle suspension. The virus suspension was used for infectionof HEK293T cells. Cell populations stably expressing human GBA2 wereselected using puromycin for several weeks as determined by activityassays and western blot.

Various concentrations of test compounds were prepared in DMSO and thendiluted into buffer consisting of 100 mM citric acid, 200 mM disodiumphosphate with 1% v/v C10E6, pH 5.5. Cellular homogenates (0.25 mg/mL)of the stable HEK293T-overexpressing GBA2 cell line were preincubatedfor 10 min on ice with an inhibitor of GCase (20 µM(6R,7R,8S)-8-ethyl-4-azaspiro[2.5]octane-6,7-diol). The reactionsolution consisted of 20 µL of 750 µM 4-methylumbelliferone-β-Dglucopyranoside in 5% DMSO in the same buffer, 20 µL of GBA2-cellularhomogenate pre-treated with(6R,7R,8S)-8-ethyl-4-azaspiro[2.5]octane-6,7-diol and 20 µL of variousconcentrations of test compound in 10% DMSO in the same buffer. Thefinal concentrations in the reaction were 0.083 mg/mL GBA2-cellularhomogenate, 250 µM 4-methylumbelliferone-β-D glucopyranoside, andvarious concentrations of inhibitor. The inhibitor and GBA2-cellularhomogenate were preincubated together for 5 min at 37° C. The reactionwas initiated by addition of substrate and allowed to proceed for 20 minat 37° C. to assess GBA2 activity. Reactions were stopped by theaddition of an equal volume (60 µL) of 0.5 M NaOH, 0.3 M glycine, pH10.5. Fluorescence was measured on a Biotek Synergy H4 plate reader atwavelengths of 365 nm for excitation and 450 nm for emission.Incubations without added enzyme or added inhibitors were used to defineno enzyme activity and maximal enzyme activity, respectively. IC₅₀values were determined by fitting the data to a log[inhibitorconcentration] versus response curve using GraphPad Prism. IC₅₀ valueswere calculated as the concentration of inhibitor required to inhibitGBA2 activity by 50%.

The compounds of the invention tested exhibit IC₅₀ values for inhibitionof GBA2 in the range 0.1 nM - 50 µM.

Representative data from the GBA2 inhibition assay described above areshown in Table 3, where the symbol “***” indicates IC₅₀ < 100 nM; thesymbol “**” indicates 100 nM < IC₅₀ < 1 µM; and the symbol “*” indicates1 µM < IC₅₀ < 25 µM.

TABLE 3 Example Name GBA2 IC₅₀ 1(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 2(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 3(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 4(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 5(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 6(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 7(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 8(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 9(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗ 10(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 11(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 12(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 13(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 14(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 15(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 16(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 17(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 18(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 19(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 20(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 21(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 22(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 23(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 24(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 25(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 26(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 27(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 28(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 29(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 30(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 31(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 32(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 311(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 312(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 313(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗ 314(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol∗∗∗

The present invention has been described with regard to one or moreembodiments. However, it will be apparent to persons skilled in the artthat a number of variations and modifications can be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

Therefore, although various embodiments of the invention are disclosedherein, many adaptations and modifications may be made within the scopeof the invention in accordance with the common general knowledge ofthose skilled in this art. Such modifications include the substitutionof known equivalents for any aspect of the invention in order to achievethe same result in substantially the same way. It is to be understoodthat specific embodiments may be combined in any manner and in anynumber to create additional embodiments and any permutations andcombinations of the embodiments should be considered disclosed by thedescription of the present application unless the context indicatesotherwise. Numeric ranges are inclusive of the numbers defining therange. Recitation of numeric ranges of values herein is merely intendedto serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to eachseparate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicatedherein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification asif it were individually recited herein. The terms “a” and “an” and“the”″ and similar reference used in the context of describing theinvention are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural,unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context. Inthe description, the word “comprising” is used as an open-ended term,substantially equivalent to the phrase “including, but not limited to,”and the word “comprises” has a corresponding meaning. It is to behowever understood that, where the words “comprising” or “comprises,” ora variation having the same root, are used herein, variation ormodification to “consisting” or “consists,” which excludes any element,step, or ingredient not specified, or to “consisting essentially of” or“consists essentially of,” which limits to the specified materials orrecited steps together with those that do not materially affect thebasic and novel characteristics of the claimed invention, is alsocontemplated. Citation of references herein shall not be construed as anadmission that such references are prior art to the present invention.All publications are incorporated herein by reference as if eachindividual publication was specifically and individually indicated to beincorporated by reference herein and as though fully set forth herein.The invention includes all embodiments and variations substantially ashereinbefore described and with reference to the examples.

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1. A compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof:

wherein R¹ is H and R² is CH₂OH; or R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H; and R³ is(CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n is 1 or 2, and R⁴ is cyclohexyl,cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl, spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl,spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,(5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,(adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ is phenylethyl, substituted from one upto the maximum number of substituents with one or more ofpyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy,tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl,3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl,propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ is (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,substituted on the formyl group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl,each optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number ofsubstituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³is

or

where R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of: phenyl, pyridin-2-yl,pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl, thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl,and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃, with the proviso that when R¹ is H andR² is CH₂OH, then R³ is not cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl,3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl,3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or 4-phenylbutyl; and with the proviso thatwhen R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not phenylethyl,3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or (S)-2-phenylpropyl.
 2. Thecompound of claim 1 wherein: R¹ is H; R² is CH₂OH; and R³ is(4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl, (4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl,(4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl, (4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, 4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((trans)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((cis)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl,(4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, (4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl,(spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl)methyl, (spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl)methyl,(spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl, 2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl,2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl,2-((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl, 2-(adamantan-1-yl)ethyl,2-methylphenethyl, 2-methoxyphenethyl, 2-fluorophenethyl,2-chlorophenethyl, 2,3-difluorophenethyl, 2,4-difluorophenethyl,2,5-difluorophenethyl, 3,4-difluorophenethyl,2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl, 5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,2,6-difluorophenethyl, 3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl, 2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl,4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl, 4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl, 4-phenoxyphenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl,(S)-2-phenylpropyl, 2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl,2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl, 2-(pyridine-2-yl)ethyl,3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl,3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl, 3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl,(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, 2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl,(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, (1-pivaloylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-butyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-methylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-cyclopentylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopropanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclobutanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopentanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1s,4s)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1 r,4r)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-methoxycyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-benzoylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-phenylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(thiophene-3-carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl,(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl,(1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(S)-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,3-fluorophenethyl, 4-fluorophenethyl, 3,4-dichlorophenethyl,3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl, ((S)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl, or((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl.
 3. Thecompound of claim 1 wherein: R¹ is CH₂OH; R² is H; and R³ iscyclohexylmethyl, (4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl,(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl, (4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl,(4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl, ((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, 4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((trans)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((cis)-3-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl,(4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl, (4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl,(spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl)methyl, (spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl)methyl,(spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl,2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl,2-((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl, 2-(adamantan-1-yl)ethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, 2-methylphenethyl, 2-methoxyphenethyl,2-fluorophenethyl, 2-chlorophenethyl, 2,3-difluorophenethyl,2,4-difluorophenethyl, 2,5-difluorophenethyl, 3,4-difluorophenethyl,2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl, 3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl, 5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl,2,6-difluorophenethyl, 3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl, 2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl,4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl,2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl, 4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl,4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl, 4-phenoxyphenethyl,4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl,2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl,2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl,2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl,2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl, 2-(pyridine-2-yl)ethyl,3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl,3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl, 3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl,(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, 2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl,(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-isobutyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl, (1-pivaloylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-butyrylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-methylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3,3-dimethylbutanoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-cyclopentylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopropanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclobutanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclopentanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1s,4s)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1r,4r)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-methoxycyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexanecarbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-benzoylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(2-phenylacetyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(thiophene-3-carbonyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl,(1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl,2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl,(1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl,(1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(R)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,(S)-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,3-fluorophenethyl, 4-fluorophenethyl, 3,4-dichlorophenethyl,3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl, 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((R)-1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,((S)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl,4-butoxyphenethyl, ((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl,((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl, or((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl.
 4. The compound ofclaim 1 wherein the compound is:(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-cyclohexylethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-cyclohexylpropyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((S)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[2.5]octan-6-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[3.5]nonan-7-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[4.5]decan-8-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methylphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-chlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,3-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,5-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-phenoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(4-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;2-methyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one;2,2-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one;1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one;3-methyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one;3,3-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one;2-cyclopentyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone;cyclopropyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;cyclobutyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;cyclopentyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;cyclohexyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;(4-methoxycyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;phenyl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;2-phenyl-1-(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone;thiophen-3-yl(4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide;N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carbothioamide;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1 -((1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)((R)-3-(((2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2R,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dimethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4,4-dichlorocyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-ethylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-vinylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-methoxycyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-(methoxymethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4S)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4R)-4-cyclopropylcyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-phenylcyclohexyl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[2.5]octan-6-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[3.5]nonan-7-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(spiro[4.5]decan-8-ylmethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(4,4-difluorocyclohexyl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1s,4S)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-((1r,4R)-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-((3R,5R,7R)-adamantan-1-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methylphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-methoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-chlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,3-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,5-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-fluoro-4-methoxyphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(5-chloro-2-fluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3,4-dichlorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-chloro-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-3-isopropylphenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-cyclopropyl-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-(piperidin-1-yl)phenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2,6-difluoro-4-morpholinophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-butoxy-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-phenoxyphenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(4-((tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy)phenethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(3,5-difluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2,6-difluorophenethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(6-fluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(2-(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)ethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((R)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—((S)—2-phenylpropyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(2-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-2-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(3-(thiophen-3-yl)propyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((1-(3-fluorophenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((4-methyl-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-((4-fluoro-1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2-(1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl)ethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;2-methyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one;2,2-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)propan-1-one;1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one;3-methyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one;3,3-dimethyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)butan-1-one;2-cyclopentyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone;cyclopropyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;cyclobutyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;cyclopentyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;cyclohexyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;((1s,4S)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;((1r,4R)-4-(tert-butyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;(4-methoxycyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;phenyl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;2-phenyl-1-(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)ethanone;thiophen-3-yl(4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidin-1-yl)methanone;N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxamide;N-cyclohexyl-4-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)piperidine-1-carbothioamide;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1-((1-((1S,2R)-2-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)azetidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-phenylpyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(3-fluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-methylpyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(thiophen-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)((R)-3-(((2S,3R,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidin-1-yl)methyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)methanone;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(o-tolyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(2-fluorophenyl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((R)—1-(5-isopropylthiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1—(((R)—1-(benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1—(((S)—1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-3-yl)methyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(difluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1s,4R)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;(2S,3R,4R,5S)-1-(((1r,4S)-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)cyclohexyl)methyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)piperidine-3,4,5-triol;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing compounds.5. The compound of claim 1 wherein the compound is a prodrug.
 6. Thecompound of claim 1 wherein the compound inhibits a non-lysosomalglucosylceramidase (GBA2).
 7. The compound of claim 1 wherein thecompound specifically binds a GBA2.
 8. The compound of claim 1 whereinthe compound decreases the enzyme activity levels of a GBA2.
 9. Thecompound of claim 6 wherein the GBA2 is a mammalian GBA2.
 10. Apharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 11. A method of inhibiting a GBA2or of reducing the GBA2 enzyme activity in a subject in need thereof,the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amountof a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof:

wherein R¹ is H and R² is CH₂OH; or R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H; and R³ is(CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n is 1 or 2, and R⁴ is cyclohexyl,cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl, spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl,spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,(5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,(adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ is phenylethyl, substituted from one upto the maximum number of substituents with one or more ofpyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy,tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl,3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl,propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ is (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,substituted on the formyl group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl,each optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number ofsubstituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³is

or

where R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of: phenyl, pyridin-2-yl,pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl, thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl,and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃, with the proviso that when R¹ is H andR² is CH₂OH, then R³ is not cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl,3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl,3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or 4-phenylbutyl; and with the proviso thatwhen R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not phenylethyl,3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or (S)-2-phenylpropyl. 12.(canceled)
 13. A method of treating a condition that is modulated by aGBA2, in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administeringto the subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein R¹ is H and R² is CH₂OH; or R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H; and R³ is(CH₂)_(n)R⁴, wherein n is 1 or 2, and R⁴ is cyclohexyl,cyclohexylmethyl, phenylethyl, 4-phenylcyclohexyl, spiro[2.5]octan-6-yl,spiro[3.5]nonan-7-yl, spiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,(5S,8s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-8-yl,1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl, 2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl,(adamantyl)methyl, (pyridine-2-yl)methyl,(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)methyl,(2,3-dihydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxin-6-yl)methyl,([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)methyl, 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(pyridin-3-yl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)piperidin-4-yl,1-(cyclohexylcarbamothioyl)piperidin-4-yl, 1-phenylpiperidin-4-yl,1-cyclohexylazetidin-3-yl, 2-(thiophen-2-yl)methyl, or2-(thiophen-3-yl)methyl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,cyclopropyl, vinyl, 2-fluoropropan-2-yl, methoxymethyl, C₁₋₅ alkoxy,CHF₂, CF₂CH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ is phenylethyl, substituted from one upto the maximum number of substituents with one or more ofpyrrolidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-yl, 4-morpholino, cyclopropylmethoxy,(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)oxy, (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3-yl)oxy,(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy, phenoxy, (tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)methoxy,tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl, 3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl,3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl, F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl, cyclopropyl,propen-2-yl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³ is (1-formylpiperidin-4-yl)methyl,substituted on the formyl group with one of: C₁₋₆ alkyl, C₃₋₇cycloalkyl, phenyl, thiophen-3-yl, phenylmethyl, or cyclopentylmethyl,each optionally substituted from one up to the maximum number ofsubstituents with one or more of F, C₁₋₆ alkyl, OCH₃, and/or CF₃; or R³is

where R⁵ is selected from the group consisting of: phenyl, pyridin-2-yl,pyridin-3-yl, pyrimidin-5-yl, thiophen-3-yl, benzo[d]thiazol-4-yl,benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, phenylcarbonyl, thiazol-2-yl, benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl,and benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl, each optionally substituted from one up to themaximum number of substituents with one or more of F, Cl, C₁₋₆ alkyl,C₁₋₆ alkoxyl, OCF₃, and/or CF₃, with the proviso that when R¹ is H andR² is CH₂OH, then R³ is not cyclohexylmethyl, 2-cyclohexylethyl,3-cyclohexylpropyl, phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl,3-(2-propoxyphenyl)propyl, 3-(3-propoxyphenyl)propyl,3-(4-propoxyphenyl)propyl, or 4-phenylbutyl; and with the proviso thatwhen R¹ is CH₂OH and R² is H, then R³ is not phenylethyl,3-phenylpropyl, (R)-2-phenylpropyl, or (S)-2-phenylpropyl.
 14. Themethod of claim 13 wherein the condition is a neurological disease, alysosomal storage disease, or a liver disease.
 15. The method of claim13 wherein the condition is Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease,multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with cognitive impairment (ALSci),addiction, anxiety, argyrophilic grain dementia, ataxia-telangiectasia(A-T), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrumdisorder (ASD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), bipolar disorder (BD),Bluit disease, cerebellar ataxia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT),chronic fatigue syndrome, corticobasal degeneration (CBD), dementiapugilistica, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Dejerine-Sottas disease,diffuse neurofibrillary tangles with calcification, Down’s syndrome,Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), epilepsy, essential tremor (ET),familial British dementia, familial Danish dementia, fibromyalgia,frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17(FTDP-17), Friedreich’s ataxia, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease,glaucoma, Guadeloupean parkinsonism, Guillain-Barre syndrome,Hallevorden-Spatz disease (neurodegeneration with brain ironaccumulation type 1), insomnia, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome(LEMS), major depressive disorder (MDD), migraine, mild cognitiveimpairment (MCI), multi-infarct dementia, multiple system atrophy (MSA),myasthenia gravis, myotonic dystrophy (including types DM1 and DM2),neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (including types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9, and 10), neuropathy (including peripheral neuropathy, autonomicneuropathy, neuritis, and diabetic neuropathy), oculopharyngeal musculardystrophy, pain, pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration,parkinsonism-dementia complex of Guam, Pick’s disease (PiD),post-encephalitic parkinsonism (PEP), primary lateral sclerosis (PLS),prion diseases (including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variantCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), fatal familial insomnia, and kuru),progressive supercortical gliosis, progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP),Richardson’s syndrome, schizophrenia, seizures, spinal cord injury,spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), spinocerebellar ataxia (including types1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29), stroke, subacute sclerosingpanencephalitis, tangle-only dementia, tardive dyskinesia, Tourettesyndrome (TS), vascular dementia, Wilson’s disease, Gaucher disease(including types I, II, and III), Niemann-Pick disease (including typesA, B, and C), mucolipidosis (including types I, II, III, IV, VI, andVII), cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis, Fabry disease, Farber disease,GM1 gangliosidosis, Krabbe disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD),multiple sulfatase deficiency, Pompe disease, Sandhoff disease,Tay-Sach’s disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Alagille syndrome, alcohol-relatedliver disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, autoimmune hepatitis,autoimmune cholangitis, benign liver tumors, biliary atresia, cirrhosis,Crigler-Najjar syndrome, drug-induced liver injury (DILI), galactosemia,Gilbert syndrome, hemochromatosis, hepatic encephalopathy,hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy(ICP), lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D), liver cysts, livercancer, newborn jaundice, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primarysclerosing cholangitis (PSC), Reye syndrome, type I glycogen storagedisease, or viral hepatitis (including types A, B, C, D, and E).
 16. Themethod of claim 13 wherein the condition is Parkinson’s disease.
 17. Themethod of claim 13 wherein the condition is Alzheimer’s disease,Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or multiplesclerosis.
 18. The method of claim 13 wherein the condition isNiemann-Pick type C disease, Gaucher disease, mucolipidosis type IV,neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, Sandhoff disease, or non-alcoholicsteatohepatitis (NASH). 19-20. (canceled)
 21. The method of claim 13wherein the compound is one or more of the compounds described inTable
 1. 22. The method of claim 13 wherein said administering decreasesthe level of GBA2 enzyme activity in the subject.
 23. The method ofclaim 13 wherein the subject is a human. 24-25. (canceled)